FOSTER, James - 1896
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 27 March 1896
Uncle Jimmie Foster, of North Union, is dead. He was buried Tuesday. He has many friends here to mourn his loss.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 27 March 1896
Again has God in his infinite power and wisdom saw fit to call from our midst another precious soul. James Foster was born in Virginia, Aug. 6, 1822, and died March 21, 1896, aged 73 years, 5 months, and 15 days. The funeral services were conducted at the residence Tuesday by Rev. Fyffe and the remains were laid to rest in the Presbyterian Cemetery on the Terre Haute Road. The deceased was a member of the Presbyterian Church, having united with the church that was organized at this place in 1889.
He was a blacksmith by trade and has worked all over this country. He was a man that made friends wherever he went and will be sadly missed in the community.
He was married July 19, 1894, to May J. Gott, who still survives him. He has been afflicted with heart disease for the past year and his sufferings in the past three weeks were terrible, but it was born with patience and although life was sweet to him in the association of kindred and friends, he was willing to die, saying at all times, “God’s will be done.”
The bereaved wife and the nephew that knew him as a father, have the sympathy of the entire community. The sympathy of friends cannot fill the aching void, but Jesus is willing and able to comfort those who will come to him in their hour of affliction.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 27 March 1896
James Foster, aged 74 years, died Saturday evening at his home in North Union of dropsy of the heart. The deceased was a respected citizen and had been village blacksmith at North Union for many years. The funeral occurred Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock with interment at the Presbyterian Cemetery on the Terre Haute Road.