The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
End Comes
To Beautiful Life.

The death OF Mrs. Pauline Hooker
Foster, wife Of Rev. w. %. Foster.
Of Jellico, Tenn. and grand-daugh-
ter and niece % Mrs Matte Duncan
and Mr.. $. c. Denny. Of this place.
was a shock to her friends and rel
atives here where she often visitd
and was 20 well loved and admired.
In telling Of her death and beauti-
full life. the Interior Journal says:
Death Is at all times sad. but IL
is practically so when IL comes 90 a
happy young wife and mother as Il
did when Mrs. Pauline Hooker Fos-
ter, wife Of Rev. W. o. Foster. Of
Jcllico. Tenn. breathed her last in
the Knoxville General Hospital nj
$40 Saturday morning. Mrs. Fos-
ter was taken IN at her home. and
was removed TO Knoxville where she
might have the advantage Of special
ists. She continued 10 grow worse
and It was deemed necessary TO oper-
ate. but complications were too great
70 be overcome b. even that heroic
treatment, and the end came peace
fully at the hour mentioned above.
Thus ended a beautiful life. As n
, child i,tle Pauline Hooker was
bright, attractive and iovable. As
school girl she led her class and was
loved possibly as no other member
Of the class was. when she entered
college, success crowned her every
effort and she was easily the leader
Of her associates. IS young WON
an she was loved because Of her ami
able disposition md her many
womanly virtues, and as a wife and
mother, she was all that those great
words mean. II is not strange that
friends, relatives and loved ones are
bowed down with grief because she
has left them and that the husband.
the father, the sisters, the brother,
the aged grandmother see no riffs IN
the gloom that encompasses them.
May He who tempers the wind 10 the
shorn lamb give them strength TO
bear the burden and grace 10 help
them on. Mrs Pauline Foster was
born in Stanford 81 years ago last
November, her parents being j. S.
Hooker and Sallie Denny.
Early in life she united with the
Christian church here and had so
lived rs to be ever ready TO meet
her maker. Six years ago she was
married to Rev. W. o. Foster, who
was her schoolmate at Pennsylvania.
Little Sara Foster, aged FIVE Is the
fruit Of the union, and for this lit
tie girl, who will never know a moth
er's love and care, there Is unbound
ed sympathy. She will be well cared
for, Of course, but denied the tender
ministrations Of sanity mother is
unfortunately little Sara's portion.
II is rather strange that although
Mrs. Foster had lived in several other
states. she was baptized, married.
and her funeral was preached in the
Christian church Of this city. II is
something Of coincidence, too. that
Mrs. Morrison Bright, who sang at
her marriage, also sang at her fun
eral. she being one Of the quartet.
Miss Josephine Carpenter and Mes
srs. Morrison Bright. and Robert
Carter being the others For some
time as Miss Pauline Hooker she
taught a Sunday school class here
and il is more than probable that
her good influence was instrumental
in bringing to Christ many Of the
members. The loss Of such n woman
to any community is inestimatable
and Lincoln county, her birth place.
and Jeilico, her home, are made
poorer and Heaven richer by her
death. May a merciful God bless
and care For the little daughter. give
succor and solaee 70 the husband.
father. sisters, brother. and grand
mother and all others whose hearts
bleed because the dear one is no
more in flesh. An immense crowd
gathered NJ the Christian church
Sunday afternoon for the funeral
and Rev. II. J. Brazelton's splendid
sermon must have been comforting
% the distressed and balm for the
aching hearts. The burial followed
IN Buffalo cemetery.