Louis F. Boullion

Louis F. Boullion, 92, formerly of El Dorado, Kansas, died Monday, January 15, in Groton, S.D.
     He was born August 29, 1908, in Doland, South Dakota, the son of Frank and Alice Overkop Boullion. He attended school in Conde, South Dakota and graduated from high school there in 1927. He attended the University of South Dakota from 1929-1934 and received a BS in Chemistry and MS in Chemical Engineering. Following graduation from USD, Louis was a superintendent at the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) in Seneca, Kansas, where he worked on the project to develop Lake Nemaha. He later worked for Shell Oil Company in Arkansas City, Kansas before he was transferred to the Wood River Refinery in Wood River, Illinois.
    Louis served in the US Army during Word War II in the Middle East, North Africa, and China-Burma-India. After his discharge from the service, he returned to the Shell Oil Company and spent the next several years as manager of various departments. He held the position of assistant superintendent prior to his retirement in 1968. After his retirement he moved to El Dorado, KS. He returned to South Dakota in 1994, and became a resident of the Beverly Healthcare Center in Groton, SD in December of 2000.
     Louis was married to Edna Robbins Allen, a native of Seneca, Kansas, on July 25, 1936, in Seneca. She died November 11, 1990.
     He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Edwardsville, IL, active in the Kiwanis, where he served as the governor of the Illinois/Iowa District. He was also a past master of the Masons, and active in the Shrine. He was a member of the American Legion.
     Survivors are a stepson, Robbin D. Allen of Potwin, KS, three step-grandchildren, and nine step great-grandchildren.
     Inurnment service will be held at 9 am, Saturday, May 26, at the Seneca City Cemetery, presided by Pastor John Collins of the Seneca United Methodist Church.