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Helen Ethelyeen <I>Holman</I> Kohler

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Helen Ethelyeen Holman Kohler

Birth
Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, USA
Death
26 Aug 2008 (aged 84)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Helen Ethelyeen (Holman) Kohler was the youngest child of William Mountjoy King Holman and Maude Ethel (Wilson) Holman, natives of Macon County, Missouri.

Helen had the following siblings:

Marlin Kleo Holman 1904–1966
Clyde Wilson Holman 1905–1976
Mary Matilda Holman 1907–1991
Anna Laura Holman 1911–1983
John Abram Holman 1914–1978

On September 17, 1941, in Monroe City, Missouri, Helen married William Freddie Kohler. They had no children. They divorced in 1956.

On December 20, 1958, in Central City, Colorado, Helen married Bruce Abraham Boutwell (1919-1982). They had one son:

Clifford Truitt Boutwell 1962-1982

Tragically, at the age of 19, Clifford accidently shot himself and died on June 16, 1982.

Helen and Bruce divorced.

A Helen E. Boutwell married Marion H. Hoyt in Kansas City, Missouri on December 18, 1965. She was 42 at the time. This may be the correct person in this profile, but this writer is not entirely sure.

Later, Helen returned to her first love. She and Freddie Kohler were remarried and remained together until their deaths.

- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, 2nd cousin

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Obituary of Helen E. Kohler 84, of Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal Courier-Post, August 28, 2008

Helen E. Kohler, 84, of Hannibal, Missouri, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Smith Funeral Home and Chapel in Hannibal. Pastor Aaron Gravett will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hannibal. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Saturday at Smith Funeral Home and Chapel.

Mrs. Kohler was born Sept. 25, 1923, in Chillicothe to M. K. and Maude (Wilson) Holman.

She married William Freddie Kohler and he preceded her in death on Aug. 20, 2008.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews; great nieces and great nephews; and a sister-in-law, Ethel Holman, of Louisiana.

Preceding her in death were two sisters, Mary Carlock and Anna Robinson; and three brothers, Clyde Holman, Marlin Holman and John Holman.

Helen retired as a billing clerk for a trucking company. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church.
Mrs. Kohler was raised in the Hannibal and Monroe City, Missouri, area. She had formerly lived in Springfield and Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God Church [Hannibal, Mo.].
Helen Ethelyeen (Holman) Kohler was the youngest child of William Mountjoy King Holman and Maude Ethel (Wilson) Holman, natives of Macon County, Missouri.

Helen had the following siblings:

Marlin Kleo Holman 1904–1966
Clyde Wilson Holman 1905–1976
Mary Matilda Holman 1907–1991
Anna Laura Holman 1911–1983
John Abram Holman 1914–1978

On September 17, 1941, in Monroe City, Missouri, Helen married William Freddie Kohler. They had no children. They divorced in 1956.

On December 20, 1958, in Central City, Colorado, Helen married Bruce Abraham Boutwell (1919-1982). They had one son:

Clifford Truitt Boutwell 1962-1982

Tragically, at the age of 19, Clifford accidently shot himself and died on June 16, 1982.

Helen and Bruce divorced.

A Helen E. Boutwell married Marion H. Hoyt in Kansas City, Missouri on December 18, 1965. She was 42 at the time. This may be the correct person in this profile, but this writer is not entirely sure.

Later, Helen returned to her first love. She and Freddie Kohler were remarried and remained together until their deaths.

- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, 2nd cousin

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Obituary of Helen E. Kohler 84, of Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal Courier-Post, August 28, 2008

Helen E. Kohler, 84, of Hannibal, Missouri, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Smith Funeral Home and Chapel in Hannibal. Pastor Aaron Gravett will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hannibal. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Saturday at Smith Funeral Home and Chapel.

Mrs. Kohler was born Sept. 25, 1923, in Chillicothe to M. K. and Maude (Wilson) Holman.

She married William Freddie Kohler and he preceded her in death on Aug. 20, 2008.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews; great nieces and great nephews; and a sister-in-law, Ethel Holman, of Louisiana.

Preceding her in death were two sisters, Mary Carlock and Anna Robinson; and three brothers, Clyde Holman, Marlin Holman and John Holman.

Helen retired as a billing clerk for a trucking company. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church.
Mrs. Kohler was raised in the Hannibal and Monroe City, Missouri, area. She had formerly lived in Springfield and Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God Church [Hannibal, Mo.].


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