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Submitted: 9/29/19 • Approved: 10/13/19 • Last Updated: 10/16/19 • R1278278-G0-S3
CSA
Company A 34 Arkansas Infantry
Civil War Confederate
1836 - January 21, 1829
*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, February 7, 1929
FOSTER, Font - Judge Font Foster, 82 years old, veteran of the Civil war, died here at the Maple Hotel Thursday and was buried Friday at the Twelve Corners cemetery near his birthplace and in ground where he fought at the Battle of Pea Ridge. He was unmarried and is survived by several nephews who live in this county. Foster was elected county judge about 15 years ago and served one term. He was defeated for re-election four years ago. When he became ill he was moved from his home north of Rogers where he had lived alone. A few days later Uncle Wade Sikes, centenarian and an old comrade, was taken there where he died Jan. 7. The two had separate beds in the small room and counted time and wondered which one would be called first. Four days before the death of Sikes, another veteran and comrade of these two, James W. Taylor of Garfield, died at the age of 86. The three were warm friends and had enjoyed the companionship of each other for more than 75 years.
*Obituary
Rogers Daily News
Saturday, February 2, 1929
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Fount Foster, 82, who died at Maple Hotel at 7 o'clock Thursday morning following an illness of several weeks. Mr. Foster was county judge in Benton county some years ago. He was born and raised on Pea Ridge and has many relatives in that section of the county. He had never married.
*Obituary (as written)
Benton County Record & Democrat & Sun
Thursday, February 7, 1929
FOSTER, Fred - Funeral services were held Friday in Rogers for Judge Fred Foster who died there Thursday following an illness of over a month. Death was due to a complication of diseases and old age following an attack of the flu which he probably contracted while sharing a room with his old friend, Wade Sikes, who died of the same disease on January 7th. Burial was made in the Twelve Corners cemetery on Pea Ridge near where he was born 82 years ago. Mr. Foster never married but is survived by several nephews. He was an old Confederate soldier and was in the battle of Pea Ridge. Four years ago when 78 years of age he was a candidate for county judge in the Democratic primaries but was defeated by W.R. Edwards.
Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Benton County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge
Contributed on 9/29/19 by judyfrog
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