Death Comes to One Of Rushvilles Oldest, Resident.
Rushville, Oct; 27—Mrs. Candice Fisher Foster, one of Rushvllle's oldest residents, died yesterday morning In the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence Louden in Main street this village, aged nearly 88 yrs. Mrs. Foster descended from one of the pioneer families of this vicinity. Her father Christain Fisher, having come here when the section was a wilderness. He was 22
years old and lived to be 102, retaining his mental faculties to the last.
The old homestead was the farm now owned by William Fisher, a brother of the deceased, and on this farm Mrs. Foster was born, being one of a family of five children of Christian and Candice Case Foster.
Sixty three years ago last March, she married Samuel Foster. She had lived In this village twenty-five years and since her husbands death 22 years ago had spent much of the
time with her sons and granddaughters.
For many years she had been a faithful member of the Congregational church in this village.
She leaves two sons and one daughter, Ira Foster, of Rushville; Martin, of Potter, and Mrs. Mary Williams, of Syracuse, four granddaughters, Mrs. C. T. Louden and Mrs. L. P. Detro, of Rushville; Mrs. James Gibbons Of New York, and Mrs. Marshall Goodrich, of Pultney; one brother, William C. Fisher, of Rushville.
The funeral will be held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. T Louden, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Death Comes to One Of Rushvilles Oldest, Resident.
Rushville, Oct; 27—Mrs. Candice Fisher Foster, one of Rushvllle's oldest residents, died yesterday morning In the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence Louden in Main street this village, aged nearly 88 yrs. Mrs. Foster descended from one of the pioneer families of this vicinity. Her father Christain Fisher, having come here when the section was a wilderness. He was 22
years old and lived to be 102, retaining his mental faculties to the last.
The old homestead was the farm now owned by William Fisher, a brother of the deceased, and on this farm Mrs. Foster was born, being one of a family of five children of Christian and Candice Case Foster.
Sixty three years ago last March, she married Samuel Foster. She had lived In this village twenty-five years and since her husbands death 22 years ago had spent much of the
time with her sons and granddaughters.
For many years she had been a faithful member of the Congregational church in this village.
She leaves two sons and one daughter, Ira Foster, of Rushville; Martin, of Potter, and Mrs. Mary Williams, of Syracuse, four granddaughters, Mrs. C. T. Louden and Mrs. L. P. Detro, of Rushville; Mrs. James Gibbons Of New York, and Mrs. Marshall Goodrich, of Pultney; one brother, William C. Fisher, of Rushville.
The funeral will be held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. T Louden, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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