Anna Foster (1895)

FOSTER

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 12/17/2006 at 22:47:12

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, June 28, 1895
Page 4

Miss Anna Foster, who has been in declining health for a year or more, was taken suddenly worse on Monday with hemorrhage of the lungs. Dr. Maulsby was immediately summoned, but she had passed the reach of human aid, and at 1:30 a. m., on Tuesday, God’s finger touched her and she slept.

Impressive funeral services were held on Wednesday at the Earlham Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. J. S. Roddy. The floral decorations at the church were profuse and very beautiful. The grave was also nicely decorated.

Miss Anna Foster was 23 years of age, and was formerly a teacher in the Indian school at Genoa, Nance county, Nebraska, only leaving about one year ago on account of poor health. Her grace of character and loving ways made her a favorite of all who were thrown in her company. She leaves a father, three sisters, two brothers, and a host of friends to mourn her sad death.
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Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
July 4, 1895
Page 8

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OBITUARY NOTICE –

Miss Annie Maggat Foster was born at Gatehouse of Fleet, Kircudbrightshire, Scotland, December 31, 1871, came to America October 11, 1889, and became companion to Miss Morton, sister of J. Sterling Morton, the present Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, at Arbour Lodge, near Nebraska City, Neb.

After the removal of the family of Mr. Morton to Washington, D. C., Miss Foster was appointed a teacher in the Indian school at Ge—non, Nance Co., Neb. Her health failing she came home in the summer of 1894 for a rest, but the dread disease consumption had marked her for its victim and death came to her relief at 1 o’clock a.m., Tuesday, June 23, at the age of 23 years, 6 months and 23 days.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Joseph Stocton Roddy, pastor of the Presbyterian church, Earlham, Ia., who held a short service at the house, Wednesday, June 26, at 10 a.m. and at the church at 12 noon, where a short address was made to the large concourse of friends present.

After the church service, which was short, the remains were interred in a flower decked grave at the Earlham cemetery. She leaves a father, four sisters, and two brothers to mourn her loss. Her mother went to her rest some years since in Scotland.

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