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Subject: James Allen Foster, b. Oct. 28, 1851 - d. Feb. 29, 1940
Date: 6 Mar 2006 14:37:29 -0700

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Surnames: Foster, Shilling, Mortimore, Baker, Cook, Hanisen, Martin, Nichols,Roberts, Van
Classification: Obituary

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THE SIDNEY ARGUS - HERALD. March 7, 1940. "Obituary of James Allen Foster".-- Funeral services for James Allen Foster, who died suddenly last Wednesday evening while attending the wedding supper of his grandson, Millard Foster, and bride, after he had attended the wedding at Shenandoah in the afternoon, were held Saturday afternoon from the Crawford Funeral Home. Rev. Lyerla of the Shenandoah Christian church, officiated. Burial was in Sidney cemetery.

James Allen Foster was born in Barron county, Kentucky, Oct. 28, 1851, and came to Iowa with his parents at the age of seven years, the family settling in Marion county.

He was married at Knoxville on March 18, 1877 to Nancy Alice Shilling. To this union were born six children, four sons and two daughters. One son and one daughter died before their father. Mrs. Foster died April 1, 1929. He is survived by his sons, Jesse of Sidney, Hamilton J. of Farragut and Archie C. of Los Angeles, California; one daughter, Mrs. Lavern Mortimore of Omaha; 17 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren, one brother and two sisters living in Council Bluffs,one sister at Jamestown, Colo., and one sister of Sidney.

Present for his last rites were:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker of Omaha
Mrs. Ella Cook of Council Bluffs
Frank Foster of Council Bluffs
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Foster and three sons of Farragut
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Foster and family of Sidney
Lee Foster of Shenandoah
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Foster of Shenandoah
Mr. and Mrs Ray Foster of Shenandoah
Mrs. Vida Hanisen of Council Bluffs
Miss Martin of Malvern
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mortimore of Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. Thad Nichols of Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roberts of Malvern
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Van of Sidney
Mrs. Nellie Van (sic) of Hamburg

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