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Boucher died at 6:30 a.m. [[Christmas]] Day 2004 after a three-year struggle with [[cancer]]. Services were held on December 28, 2004, at the First [[United Methodist]] Church in Springhill. Honorary pallbearers include well-known figures: Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, Louisiana State Senator Robert R. Adley, former State Senator John W. "Jack" Montgomery, State Representative Jean Doerge, Bossier City Mayor George Dement, former [[Heisman Trophy]] winner from Springhill John David Crow, and former U.S. Representative [[Joe Waggonner]] of Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref name=obit/>  

Boucher died at 6:30 a.m. [[Christmas]] Day 2004 after a three-year struggle with [[cancer]]. Services were held on December 28, 2004, at the First [[United Methodist]] Church in Springhill. Honorary pallbearers include well-known figures: Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, Louisiana State Senator Robert R. Adley, former State Senator John W. "Jack" Montgomery, State Representative Jean Doerge, Bossier City Mayor George Dement, former [[Heisman Trophy]] winner from Springhill John David Crow, and former U.S. Representative [[Joe Waggonner]] of Louisiana's 4th congressional district.<ref name=obit/>  

In addition to Ely, his other siblings were Henry Creel Boucher (1913–1992), David G. Boucher (step-brother) of Atlanta, [[Texas]], Lynn Boucher (step-sister); the late Katie Boucher Nelson, and Estelle "Sally" Boucher Slack (1916-1977). He had three daughters, Savannah Boucher of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], Sherry Boucher of Bossier City, an actress formerly married to the actor George Peppard, and Jessica Boucher-Ford and husband Randall L. Ford of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and two grandchildren, Nathan Kyle Rogers and Chessa Lytle.<ref name=obit/><ref name=boco/>  

In addition to Ely, his other siblings were Henry Creel Boucher (1913–1992), David G. Boucher (step-brother) of Atlanta, [[Texas]], Lynn Boucher (step-sister); the late Katie Boucher Nelson, and Estelle "Sally" Boucher Slack (1916-1977). He had three daughters, Savannah Boucher of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], Sherry Boucher of [[Bossier City]], an actress formerly married to the actor George Peppard, and Jessica Boucher-Ford and husband Randall L. Ford of [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], and two grandchildren, Nathan Kyle Rogers and Chessa Lytle.<ref name=obit/><ref name=boco/>  

Boucher's cousin, Drayton Rogers Boucher (1908-1983), held the Bossier/Webster Parish state senate seat from 1940 to 1952.<ref>"Wiley Family of Shongaloo" genealogy: Rootsweb.ancestry.com</ref>  

Boucher's cousin, Drayton Rogers Boucher (1908-1983), held the Bossier/Webster Parish state senate seat from 1940 to 1952.<ref>"Wiley Family of Shongaloo" genealogy: Rootsweb.ancestry.com</ref>