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==Two marriages==
==Two marriages==
In 1935, Drayton Boucher married the former Erma Nickerson (February 8, 1914 — February 21, 2004), the daughter of Ernest Emery Nickerson (1871-1975) and the former Ada Moore (1894-1982). Boucher divorced his wife, and on September 23, 1961, he wed Evelyn Bernice Aydell Coleman (1931-2013), a native of Walker in East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81757481|title=Evelyn Adell Boucher|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}</ref> The pair procured their marriage license in Minden from Webster Parish Clerk of Court Clarence D. Wiley, who oddly had been Boucher's unsuccessful intra-party opponent in 1948 for the state senate.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' January 23, 1948, p. 1.</ref>
In 1935, Drayton Boucher married the former Erma Nickerson (February 8, 1914 – February 21, 2004), the daughter of Ernest Emery Nickerson (1871-1975) and the former Ada Moore (1894-1982). Boucher divorced his wife, and on September 23, 1961, he wed Evelyn Bernice Aydell Coleman (1931-2013), a native of Walker in East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81757481|title=Evelyn Adell Boucher|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}</ref> The pair procured their marriage license in Minden from Webster Parish Clerk of Court Clarence D. Wiley, who oddly had been Boucher's unsuccessful intra-party opponent in 1948 for the state senate.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' January 23, 1948, p. 1.</ref>
==Death at 75==
==Death at 75==
Boucher died after a lengthy illness from colon [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-five.<ref name=bobit/> In addition to his second wife and son, Boucher was survived by a sister and brother, both in the [[insurance]] business, Alleane Haynes O’Neal, since deceased, of Springhill and Gus M. Boucher (1917–2001) of Shreveport, later Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. There was also a granddaughter, Jenelle Boucher (born 1977) of Shongaloo, Louisiana. A second brother, Rupert Boucher of Bossier City and later Baton Rouge, preceded him in death. Services were first held at the Jefferson Baptist Church; a second service under the direction of Bailey Mortuary was held in Springhill, with interment at Springhill Cemetery.<ref name=bobit/>
Boucher died after a lengthy illness from colon [[cancer]] at the age of seventy-five.<ref name=bobit/> In addition to his second wife and son, Boucher was survived by a sister and brother, both in the [[insurance]] business, Alleane Haynes O’Neal, since deceased, of Springhill and Gus M. Boucher (1917–2001) of Shreveport, later Mansfield in DeSoto Parish. There was also a granddaughter, Jenelle Boucher (born 1977) of Shongaloo, Louisiana. A second brother, Rupert Boucher of Bossier City and later Baton Rouge, preceded him in death. Services were first held at the Jefferson Baptist Church; a second service under the direction of Bailey Mortuary was held in Springhill, with interment at Springhill Cemetery.<ref name=bobit/>