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In loving memory

Louise Hugenin

Odon Journal
Sept 3 1920 pg. 1 column 5

MRS. LOUISE HUGENIN DIES
PASSES ON AT AGE OF 80 YEARS
Mrs. Louise Hugenin, an aged and respected resident of this community passed away at her home six miles northeast of this city Thursday, August 25th, her death being caused by general debility. She was past eighty years of age at the time of her death. Louise Josephine Hugenin, oldest child of Jesse and Nancy Pownall was born in Medina Co., Ohio January 15, 1840. At the age of four years she came with her parents to Wabash Co., Indiana where she grew to womanhood and united in mariage with Hiram Hugenin, June 5, 1857. To this union ten children were born. Three in Wabash Co. and seven in Daviess Co. where they moved April 14, 1865. The husband and six children have preceded her to the Great Beyond. She leves three daughers and one son. They are Mrs. John Duncan of Waynoka, Okla., Mrs. Ella Utterback of Linton, Ind. and Mrs. Minne Dories and Ernest Hugenin of this place with whom she resided at the time of death. Besides she leaves 29 grandchildren and twenty great grand-children, also two brothers and one sister. These are George W. Pownall of near Odon, John B. Pownall of this city and Mrs. Melissa Moore of Newberry. She united with the Christian Church in early life and was a member of that church at Newberry at the time of her death. The funeral service was held from Mr. Nebo church Friday at 10 A.M. with Rev. C. H. Buchannan in charge. Burial was made at the Chandler Cemetery.

Contributed by: Donna Clark

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