Mrs. Johanna Foster, 80, died Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital.
Mrs. Foster was born June 7, 1892, in Belzonia, Miss., the daughter of Joseph and Molly Thornton.
She married James Foster in Belzoni, Miss. in 1934.
She worked as a housekeeper at St. Francis Hospital until her retirement in 1958.
Surviving are a son, Tommie Lee Wilkins of Peoria; a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Mae Dorris of Peoria; three sisters, Mrs. Georgia Wise, Mrs. Mary Patterson and Mrs. Leola Dennis, all of Peoria; three brothers, James Thornton of Evanston; Howey Thornton and Louis Thornton of Peoria.
She was preceded in death by her husband and four sisters.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., June 10, 1972, a.m. edition, page A-6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane. Transcribed by Stephen Cantrell.
Note: her first marriage was to Willie Wilkins.
Mrs. Foster was born June 7, 1892, in Belzonia, Miss., the daughter of Joseph and Molly Thornton.
She married James Foster in Belzoni, Miss. in 1934.
She worked as a housekeeper at St. Francis Hospital until her retirement in 1958.
Surviving are a son, Tommie Lee Wilkins of Peoria; a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Mae Dorris of Peoria; three sisters, Mrs. Georgia Wise, Mrs. Mary Patterson and Mrs. Leola Dennis, all of Peoria; three brothers, James Thornton of Evanston; Howey Thornton and Louis Thornton of Peoria.
She was preceded in death by her husband and four sisters.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., June 10, 1972, a.m. edition, page A-6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane. Transcribed by Stephen Cantrell.
Note: her first marriage was to Willie Wilkins.
Mrs. Johanna Foster, 80, died Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital.
Mrs. Foster was born June 7, 1892, in Belzonia, Miss., the daughter of Joseph and Molly Thornton.
She married James Foster in Belzoni, Miss. in 1934.
She worked as a housekeeper at St. Francis Hospital until her retirement in 1958.
Surviving are a son, Tommie Lee Wilkins of Peoria; a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Mae Dorris of Peoria; three sisters, Mrs. Georgia Wise, Mrs. Mary Patterson and Mrs. Leola Dennis, all of Peoria; three brothers, James Thornton of Evanston; Howey Thornton and Louis Thornton of Peoria.
She was preceded in death by her husband and four sisters.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., June 10, 1972, a.m. edition, page A-6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane. Transcribed by Stephen Cantrell.
Note: her first marriage was to Willie Wilkins.
Mrs. Foster was born June 7, 1892, in Belzonia, Miss., the daughter of Joseph and Molly Thornton.
She married James Foster in Belzoni, Miss. in 1934.
She worked as a housekeeper at St. Francis Hospital until her retirement in 1958.
Surviving are a son, Tommie Lee Wilkins of Peoria; a daughter, Mrs. Lillie Mae Dorris of Peoria; three sisters, Mrs. Georgia Wise, Mrs. Mary Patterson and Mrs. Leola Dennis, all of Peoria; three brothers, James Thornton of Evanston; Howey Thornton and Louis Thornton of Peoria.
She was preceded in death by her husband and four sisters.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star, Sat., June 10, 1972, a.m. edition, page A-6.
Obituary located by Mel Slane. Transcribed by Stephen Cantrell.
Note: her first marriage was to Willie Wilkins.
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