Laurens-Montgomery County GaArchives Obituaries.....Foskey, John W. January 2, 1950 ************************************************ 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 March 13, 2009, 3:12 pm The Soperton News 1-5-1950 Front Page Sudden Death Of John W. Foskey Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, three o'clock for John W. Foskey, age 56, at Rockledge Baptist Church with the Rev. Tol Thomas officiating. Interment was in the Thigpen Cemetery. Mr. Foskey, a prominent farmer, was born and reared in this county and had lived in Rockledge for the past year. He was stricken with a heart attack and passed away instantly. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Mary Wynn, to whom he was married in 1909. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Essie Mae Collins of Rockledge and Mrs. Ruby Bass of Savannah; two sons, Marvin and Thelman Foskey, both of Rockledge; and five grandchildren. Additional Comments: John was born 2-11-1887 to Lewis N. Foskey and Mary Ann Thigpen Foskey. His wife is also buried in the Thigpen CCemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/laurens/obits/f/foskey12124ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb