Bourgeois, Desta Violet
Passed:
Age: 77
Source:
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1979-09-26
Information: Desta Violet Bourgeois, 77 of Ripley died Saturday at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg after an extended illness. Mrs. Bourgeois was born in Jackson County, a daughter of the late William Williams and Elizabeth Bland Williams. She was a seamstress who specialized in making quilts. She was a member of the Sidneyville United Methodist Church. Surviving are four sons, Robert Warren of Ripley, Roland Gilbert of Stow, Ohio, Elmer Seaman of Ravenswood and Nathan of Wooster, Ohio; three daughters, Frances Keebaugh of Ravenswood, Juanita Harman of Ripley and Mary Shatto of Barberton, Ohio; three sisters, Leila Saltsman in California, Thelma Beymer of Parkersburg and Gertrude McMurray of Pasadena, Md.; 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cyrous Nathan Bourgeois; and by one son, Lester Bourgeois. Services were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Parsons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gerald Sayre officiating. Burial was in the Ravenswood Cemetery.