The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-30
MANY ATTEND
FUNERAL FOR
BELOVED MAN
Body of Father BoutIou
Rests in Holy Cross
Cemetery

The body Of Rev. Father A. Bout
lou, beloved rector OF st. Peters
Catholic church rests in pretty
plot in Holy CROSS cemetery, a plot
! which was selected by Father Bout
lou himself at the time the ceme-
terry was laid out. The burial took
place today and followed impress
sive services held at ten o'clock at
st. Peters church which church
was founded by Father Boutlou and
which he served faithfully as rector
for almost a quarter of century.
Vast crowds thronged the edi,
flee for the funeral and many were
! denied entrance and were forced
to stand on the outside while the
services were In progress. The as
semblage included both Catholics
and Protestants all having come to
pay homage to one whom they had
! loved and respected during the
years OF his work In this parish.
Much feeling was expressed by par
ishoners as they gazed for the last
time upon the features Of the dead
priest who was to them pastor,
father and friend.
At ten o'clock the office Of the
dead, service especially for dead
priests was chanted over the body
following which high requiem SOL
emn mass was celebrated with
Father P. Il. McDermott, OF Clarks.
burg, personal friend, as the cele-
brant-
Father McDermost was assisted
In the services by Rev. Q. Delaux,
Of New Milton, w. Va; the Rev. N.
Hengers, OF Buckhannon; Father
Gilesban. OF Warw6od, Wheeling,
and Father Coghlan, of Mounds.
vile. The Right Rev. P. ]. Dona'
hue, bishop Of the diocese OF Wheel
/ ing, was present and took part In
the ceremonies. Approximately 30
priests were present,
The body OF Father Boutlou, clad
In priestly robes. with the lace alb
worn at his ordination about his
shoulders, lay in q neat black cas-
ket before the alter. About the
casket candles burned and the large
auditorium OF the church was hung
In black. No flowers were about
the casket or the chancel rail, ov.
ing to the fact that flowers were
omitted at the request OF Father
BoutIou. From its place In front
Of the altar where It had rested
since being brought to this city the
casket wns borne to the waiting
hearse on tho outside and the fu@
uneral cortege, composed OF hum
dreds OF motor vehicles wended It's
way slowly to the burial ground
founded by the dead priest himself
years ago, the church bell tolling
mournfully as the funeral cortege
left the church.
Upwards OF 100 automobiles &C
companied the body to Holy Cross.
Pallbearers were selected as fol-
lows: Active-Judge w. S. Hny-
mond, M. J. o'Neil, George A. Wal
ter Lawrence ]. Horan, w. NJ. Ken
nedy. Charles d. Barry, D. F. Tai
bott, Charles Grottendick.
Honorary. n. Hartley, ]. L.
Erwin, T. D. ConneIl, G.. A. Vim
cent, Jacob Hayden, DR.. H. n. Carr,
Harry B. Clark, @. Powell, ]. wv.
Deyison, George T. Watson, o. s.
Mckinney, ]. n. Sloan, b. B. Moores
Walton Miller, Robert Talbot, II.
L. Burchinal, James L. Gettings,
Brooks Fleming, Jr., r. w, Bren-
men, T. A. Murphy, 2. ]. McGraw,
Carroll Curry, M. HaEerty, Z. a.
DeYeny, Or. ], e. Collins, y n.
BrovnfieId, w. =. Murphy, John
Kennedy. John IS. Scott, J. Q, Con.
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