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- Archie R. Foster
(Paper and date unknown)
SHONGO -- ARCHIE R. FOSTER, 93, of Shongo died Monday (July 13, 1987) in the
Wellsville Manor Nursing Home after a long illness.
Born Oct. 24, 1893, in the town of Willing, he was a son of Ai Eugene and Ina
Livermore Foster. On Oct. 29, 1913, in Shongo he married the former Fannie
Clark, who predeceased him Sept. 12, 1969.
Mr. Foster attended school in Wellsville and Alfred, was a retired farmer, and
had served as town justice and councilman for the town of Willing.
He attended the Whitesville Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and
Shongo Methodist Church, was a 70-year member of the Yorks Corners Grange, a
67-year member of the former GLF, a member of the Dairymen's League
Association and Whitesville Senior Citizens, and had served on the Whitesville
School Board for several years.
Surviving are three sons, William Foster of Wellsville, Archie Foster of
Shongo and Eugene Foster of Whitesville; five daughters, Virginia Bassett of
Alfred, Mrs. Dorothy Harris and Mrs. Fannie McGill, both of Whitesville, Mrs.
Francelia McGraw of Alfred Station and Mrs. Donald (Loie) O'Dell of Bradford,
Pa.; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Wildman Funeral Home, Whitesville, Wednesday from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where funeral services will be held Thursday (July 1
1987) at 1 p.m. The Rev. Nathan Rakestraw of Whitesville and Sherman Graves of
Shongo will officiate. Burial will be in the Whitesville Rural Cemeter
Memorials may be made to the Independence Emergency Squad or to a charity of
the donor's choice.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1893 - 1987 (93 years)