Talbot County GaArchives Obituaries.....S.D. Foster September 10 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles cmhistory@mchsi.com September 15, 2003, 10:27 pm The Talbotton New Era, September 24, 1908 The Talbotton New Era Thursday, September 24, 1908 Page 3 S.D. Foster Dead Died, at the home of his son, L.A. Foster, in this city September 10, at 2:30 p.m., 1908, Mr. S.D. Foster, aged 80 years, 3 months and 29 days. He was born in Gwinett County, Ga., May 11, 1828. When four years old his father moved to Talbot County, where he lived till 1895, when he moved to Texas and since resided in Bosque County. He enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861, remained to the close, was in a number of hard fought battles but came out without any mark of the enemy upon him. A remarkable fact connected with the family record is that he and six brothers all went through the war and only one received a wound. He was married to Mrs. Rhoda E. Kindrick September 3, 1866, to this union six children were born, five of whom were at his bedside when death came, one having died in infancy. Mr. Foster was never sick in his life until about a year ago when he was taken with heart trouble and gradually grew worse until the end came. The deceased had been a constant member of the Methodist church 38 years, was at his place at the hour of service as long as he was able. He made many friends; in fact all who knew him was his friend and regarded him as a pure Christian gentleman. He was a man of excellent habits, fine moral character, sturdy constitution and continued to be active long after the age of which most men drop out of the ranks of active life. He is gone, another name stricken from the ever-lessening roll of the old veterans, and a solitary woman in the evening of life is bereft of the strong arm upon which she had so long leaned. And such is human nature that these tender human ties cannot be severed without a pang. Yet in such a death there really is no cause for grief. His life work was done and well done. He had passed his four score years and weary with lifes duties and cares and waiting he lay down to rest and wake up to see a brighter day. Besides a devoted wife he leaves five sons, Tom of Erath County; John of Purvis; Charley of Hico, L.A. of this place and E.B., of this community, and a host of friends to mourn his departure, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. The funeral service was conducted today in Riverside cemetery by Rev. G.H. McAnally after which the body was laid to rest to await the resurrection day. Iredell Texas Sentinel This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb