The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record., 1919-09-18
DOCTOR T. c. BoULWARE
After a Prolonged Illness Bates
County's Oldest Physician Dies
At His Home in This
Citv

Countys OldeSt physician Lies
At His Home in This
City.
| DR.. 7. c. Boulware, one of But
ler's Oldest and best loved citizens,
died at his home on Harrison street,
Wednesday evening of last week at
ter an illness of several montha
Last December he was stricken with
the influenza. Soon complications
set in and he has grown steadily
weaker since. only his magnificent
constitution keeping him alive for
the past few months.
Theodrick G. Boulware was born
on farm in Galloway county, this
state, February 4, 1841. His parents
coming to that county from Ken
tucky in 1896. He was educated in
the public schools and at Westmins-
ter college, at Fulton, where he was
student at the outbreak of the Civil
War. He enlisted in the Confederate
army and was with General Sterling
Price in some of the hardest cam
paigns and battles of the war. After
peace was made he returned to Mis-
souri, and attended the Mcdowell
medical college, which later became
Washington University. St. Louis.
After his graduation he came to
Bates county and located at Marvel,
in the west part of the county, for
the practice of his profession. He
remained there for about year,
coming to Butler, then little ham,
let of perhaps a dozen houses, in
1860. He continued in the practice
of the medicine and soon earned
reputation as one of the most skilled
physicians and surgeons in this sec
ton. He has for years been .. MEM
Der Of the American Medical Asso-
citation and for thirty years he was
local surgeon for the Missouri Pa
cific railroad During the admins
tration of President Cleveland he
was member of tire board of pen
sion examiners for Bates county.
Not only. did success crown his ef-
forts in his profession, but he was
also successful in a financial way.
He was one of the incorporators of
the Missouri State bank and one OF
its directors For several years he
was Nice-president OF. the institution.
He was 4 strong Democrat in poll
tics, but the only office to which he
ever aspired was school director,
which position he filled for several
years. He was married to Miss Net
tie Humphrey June FL, 1877. TO this
union was born one child which died
in infancy. Mrs. Boulwarc died in
1881. October IS, 1887, he married
Miss Dixie Ostrom. OF St Louis. She
died April 2S. 1890, leaving one son,
I,h II
dent OF this city Besides his son
he is survived by three sisters, Miss
Matte Boulware, OF this city; Mrs.
John Bofes, OF Auxvasse, and Mrs.
Jane Dunlap, of Mexico, Missouri.
DR.. BoulWarc was a strong man. and,
unlike many who are strong he had
great sympathy for the weaker broth
er and his hand was always out
stretched to help those less fortu-
nate than himself. No matter how
cold and dark the night he never
lesitated TO answer the call OF dis
tress a|d it made no difference
whether the call came from the home
OF the .afflucnt or from the humble
cabin of the unfortunate. He gave
of his skill to those whom he knew
could never repay i'll money just as
freely as to those in more fortunate
circum stances. Many instances are
known where he found that his pa
tient was in need of nourishing food
and WAS unable to purchase t. r. '
asked no questions but provided it
nrn.clt aNi sai'i nothing about it.
a man who had been very close to
him for many years said not long
ago that DR.. Boulware had never pre-
sentcd bill lor asked payment for
services unless he was certain that
the party was able to pay. There
was sorrow in many humble homes in
Bates county when the announce
!nent was made that Dr Bo,lwarc
had passed away.
Behind a gruff and unconpromis-
ing manner he concealed heart full
of the milk OF human kindness and
a disposition both tender and SYM
pathetic. While ethical in all things
he had no patience with any attempt
TO enshroud the the practice of medi-
cine in mystery, and, while as a deep
student, he was at all times thorough
~ conversant with the progress of
the science of his profession, he at
all times where ever possible in the
treatment of patient, seemed to
prefer the use of simple home rene
lies. AS physician and surgeon he
successful.
Funeral services conducted by Rev.
5. B. Moore, of the Christian church,
we're held at the home Friday after
loon and interment made in Oak Hill
when the beautiful ceremo-
ny of the !. O. o. F. lodge, of which
le had long been member, were
lsed.