Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Foster, Clara January 1, 1884
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Weekly Nevada State Journal January 5, 1884
Sudden Death
Clara, eldest daughter of Prof. G. F. Foster, aged 7 years, died suddenly at 10
o’clock New Year’s night, of thrombus in the pulmonary artery-induced by
malarial poison in the blood.  The child had been unwell for some time but was
able to be around and seemed to getting well, and was bright and cheerful all
day, and when Dr. Waggoner called late in the afternoon he found her up counting
in German with a younger sister.  She exhibited no signs of being more unwell
than usual until a few moments before she died.  For some time she had been
sitting in her mother’s lap hearing her sing, and the mother had just finished
singing a familiar song when the little girl looked up with a smile and asked
mamma to please sing one more song.  Her mother asked what she would like most
to hear, and the ready answer was given “I want to be an Angel,” and before the
song was half finished the mother noticed a strange, death-like pallor on the
child’s face and taking hold of its hands found them cold.  Mr. Foster
immediately summoned a physician, but before the Dr. reached the house the child
was with the angels.  The funeral will take place to-day at 11 o’clock from the
Congregational Church.


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