A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Ohio > Jackson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2538 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=36590 Submitted by: guest Article Title: The Wellston Telegram Article Date: April 5 1962 Article Description: Mrs. Frank Foit Succumbs to Long Illness at Holzer Article Text: Mrs. Frank Foit Succumbs to Long Illness Aat Holzer The funeral service for Mrs. Frank Foit, who died last Friday evening at 6:15 o'clock; was held Monday afternoon at the Gaskill chapel by Rev.D. Howard Householder, her pastor. She was a long time member of the Wellston Methodist Church. Mrs.Foit's health had been declining in late years and since last fall she had been bedfast. Last week ahe wastaken to Holxer hospital and five days later she yielded to long illness. She was married twice. Her first husband was Mervin Martin, wire chief for the former Jackson County Home Telephone Co. He served two or three terms as a Wellston councilman. they had several children, all well known here. The surviving sons and daughters are Glen Martin, Phoenix, Ariz; Clarence (Red ) Martin, president of the Wellston Board of Education; Mrs. Catherine Gundefinger, West Milton and Mervin Martin, Dayton. A few years after Mr. Martin's death in 1945, she married Frank Foit, then a South Wellston hardware merchant, now retired. Theur home is on south Ohio ave. She was born in Jackson county March 4, 1889 and her maiden name was Doll Edna Sams, a daughter of William and Elixabeth ( Slaughter ) Sams. The father was a Confederate soldier and fought with Gen. Robert E. Lee for the Lost Cause, coming later to Jackson County. Mrs. Foit leaves twelve granchildren, all devoted to her, and six great-grandchildren. One sister and a brother living, Mrs. Ola Evans at Jackson, and William Sams at Waverly. Interment was made in Ridgewood cemetery, directed by the Charles N. Gaskill funeral service. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OH-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com