Tarrant County Obituaries – Elsie Ruth Ballweg Foster *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coble Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***********************************************   Mansfield News Mirror November 1986     Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Ruth Ballweg Foster, 59, of Mansfield, were held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the First Baptist Church of Mansfield.  Rev. James R. Edwards of the Webb Baptist Church officiated.  Burial:  Mansfield Cemetery under the direction of Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Mrs. Foster died in an Arlington hospital at 3:05 a.m., Monday, Nov. 10, 1986. Pallbearers:  Ned John Foster, Harold Rawdon, Morris Franks, Clark Foster, Roger Dale Foster and Steve Linville.  Mrs. Foster was born Aug. 17, 1927, in Mansfield, the daughter of George and Cora Elsie Rawdon Ballweg.  She married Clinton Foster, Dec. 26, 1945, in Waxahachie.  She was a member of Webb Baptist Church. Survivors:  Sons, Jerry Clinton Foster, Sr., Michael David Foster, and Gary Lynn Foster, all of Mansfield; two daughters, Pamela Jane (Ray Lee) Bixby of Lillian; and June Lavada Todd of Alvarado; brother, John Paul Ballweg of Stillwell, Kansas; sister; Martha Ann (Jack Burke) Linville of Alvarado; and 11 grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death, Oct. 6, 1975.