1. | Walton Elmer Foster was born on 14 Jan 1882 in Middleton, Missouri; died in 1959. Notes:
OBITUARY OF WALTON ELMER FOSTER ( LON'S GRANDMOTHER'S BROTHER-IN-LAW)
CENTRALIAN'S RITES SLATED
Walton Elmer Foster, who had lived 75 of his 77 years in the Lewis
County area, died Friday in a Centralia hospital following a lingering
illness. His home was 1912 Taylor Rr., Centralia.
The deceased was born at Middleton, Missouri, on January 14, 1882,
and was a retired farmer. Prominent in Grange activities, he was past
master of the Baw Faw and Fords Prairie Granges and a member of the
Pomona, State and National Granges at the time of his death.
Suvivors include the widow, Margaret Rebecca Foster, at home; two
daughters, Mrs. Judd Smith, in Vader and Mrs. Walter Perterson,
Centralia: a step-daughter, Mrs. Olin Cannell, in Galvin; a son, Vernon
Smith from Vancouver, Two sisters, Mrs. Ted Koppe, from Klaber and Mrs.
Bertha Merklinghaus, from Seattle; a brother, Tom of California; 24
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be Monday 1:30 P.M., at Newell Hoerlings, Centralia.
The Rev. F. T. Lucas will Officiate and burial will be at Sunset Memorial
Gardens.
Family/Spouse: Margaret Rebecca 'Maggie' Towner. Margaret (daughter of William Ezekial Towner and Frances (Fanny) Johnson) was born on 11 Apr 1884 in Wessington Springs, South Dakota; died on 01 Jan 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Vernon (Stepson) Smith was born about 1910.
- Dellis Walthena Foster was born on 27 Mar 1913 in Klaber, Washington; died on 27 Mar 1913 in Omak, Okanogan County, Washington.
- Ruth Margaret (Stepdaughter) Smith was born about 1907.
- D.F. Foster
- N. Foster
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