The funeral of Mr. William Alexander Foster, Esq., was preached at the Presbyterian church in Wilkesboro last Friday at 12 o'clock by Rev. W. F. Staley, assisted by Rev. K. C. Horner.
Mr. Foster was born at Dellaplane March 7, 1839, served as a volunteer in Company F of the 52d regiment of North Carolina in the war between the States, and for bravery was promoted to captain and five times shot at the Battle of Gettysburg.
In 1869 he was married to Miss Lucy F. Johnson. A brave soldier, Christian and excellent citizen, leaves a wife, three sons and three daughters in sorrow. The remains were interred at the town cemetery with Masonic honors.
-The North Wilkesboro Hustler, Jan 31, 1908, p. 3
The funeral of Mr. William Alexander Foster, Esq., was preached at the Presbyterian church in Wilkesboro last Friday at 12 o'clock by Rev. W. F. Staley, assisted by Rev. K. C. Horner.
Mr. Foster was born at Dellaplane March 7, 1839, served as a volunteer in Company F of the 52d regiment of North Carolina in the war between the States, and for bravery was promoted to captain and five times shot at the Battle of Gettysburg.
In 1869 he was married to Miss Lucy F. Johnson. A brave soldier, Christian and excellent citizen, leaves a wife, three sons and three daughters in sorrow. The remains were interred at the town cemetery with Masonic honors.
-The North Wilkesboro Hustler, Jan 31, 1908, p. 3
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