Athens Review
June 21, 1901
Obituary
W. H. Ballard was born in the year 1840 in Alabama. He lived a
consistent member of the Methodist church for quite a number of
years. In after years he came to Texas where he lived until his
death. After he came to Texas he joined the Christian church of
which he lived a member until his death. He was a charter member
of the Central Texas Musical convention. He was a dear lover of
music and as a teacher was a success. He was one of our best
singers and his place in the convention was filled for a great
many years. The later part of his life was spent in Hunt county,
where he died about three years ago. We hope when this life is
over that we will meet him again and sing the sweet song of Zion
together.
Obituary
June 21, 1901
We find since we last met that death has made its way into our
conventional family and taken from us another one of our members,
Sister M. E. Foster, wife of Bro. T. C. Foster, who died the
third day of January. Sister Foster was born in this county Nov.
4, 1861. She joined this convention at Old Bethel in 1891. She
was a true lover of sacred music and very zealous in the cause.
She became a member of the Presbyterian church some ten years ago
of which she lived a consistent member until her death. She said
she was willing to die, whenever it was her Savior's will. She
left a devoted husband and four children to mourn her departure,
her parents having preceded her in death some time before.
Brethren, sisters, relatives and friends, while we mourn for
Sister Foster we mourn not as those who have no hope, but we
cherish the fond hope that she is at rest in the Paradise of God,
awaiting the final resurrection of the Saints and while we sing
here on earth we believe Sister Foster will be enabled to sing
redeeming grace and never dying love throughout the ceaseless
ages of a never ending eternity.
Transcribed by Bunny Shumate Freeman 5/2003
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