Laurens-Johnson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Foskey, Eddie Lourie January 28, 1967 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net January 26, 2009, 7:06 am The Dublin Courier Herald 1-30-1967 Front Page Eddie L. Foskey Funeral Rites Held Sunday Funeral services for Eddie L. Foskey, 51, of 306 Broad Street, East Dublin, who died Saturday afternoon at his residence, following an extended illness, were held at 4:00 PM Sunday afternoon at the First Church of the Nazarene in Dublin. The Rev. W. P. Smithson, the Rev. Arthur Foskey Jr., and the Rev. Durell Garnto officiated and interment followed in the Dublin Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were Lanier Foskey, Wilburn Foskey, Remus Foskey, James Hornton and Remus Hatcher. An honorary escort included M. O. Darsey, J. L. Reese, W. H. White, Robert Kight, Billy Wilson, Vester Holmes, Lonnie Criswell, Monroe Carter, James Wood, and Hugh Wood. Mr. Foskey was a native of Johnson County, but had lived most of his life in Laurens County. He was an automobile mechanic and a member of Blue Springs Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Juanita Horton Foskey of East Dublin; two sons, Gaston Lee Foskey of East Dublin and Jimmie Foskey, USAF, Robins Field; one daughter, Mrs. Marilyn McBride of Chickamauga; four sisters, Mrs. Ester Riley of Lyons, Mrs. Rilla Spell of Soperton, Mrs. Bessie Cole of Atlanta, and Mrs. Iris Horton of Scott; three brothers, Jesse and Ollie Foskey, both of Scott and Otis Foskey of Wrightsville; and one grandchild. Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton was in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Eddie was born 2-21-1915 to William Richard "Pa Pete" Foskey and Elizabeth E. "Lizzie" Daniels Foskey. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/laurens/obits/f/foskey12035ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb