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Ura Foster

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Ura Foster

Birth
Granite, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
20 Jun 1976 (aged 68)
Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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A beloved teacher.
Miss Ura Foster, Mangum elementary school teacher for 43 years before her retirement died suddenly at her home Sunday morning, June 30, after several years of ill health.
Services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Church of Christ with W.S. Boyett officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery under the direction Greer Funeral Home.
Born June 7, 1908 at Granite, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Foster, Misss foster had lived in Mangum for about 59 years.
Her interest in youth and the community kept her busy in many fields. She and her twin sister, Ima, ware credited with organizing and carrying on Girl Scouts in Mangum and the district for many years.
She was a charter member of Mangum Business and Professional Women's Club and of Delta Kappa Gamma, honorary fraternity for teachers. She had served as an educational director for Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority for 24 years and was an active member of Sorosis Study Club, Cecilian Music Club and University Women's Club.
Surviving are two sisters, Ima Foster, Mangum, and Helen Anderson, Santa Ana, Calif. and a niece and nephew, Linda Kay and Lee Foster Anderson, also of Santa Ana.
A beloved teacher.
Miss Ura Foster, Mangum elementary school teacher for 43 years before her retirement died suddenly at her home Sunday morning, June 30, after several years of ill health.
Services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Church of Christ with W.S. Boyett officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery under the direction Greer Funeral Home.
Born June 7, 1908 at Granite, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Foster, Misss foster had lived in Mangum for about 59 years.
Her interest in youth and the community kept her busy in many fields. She and her twin sister, Ima, ware credited with organizing and carrying on Girl Scouts in Mangum and the district for many years.
She was a charter member of Mangum Business and Professional Women's Club and of Delta Kappa Gamma, honorary fraternity for teachers. She had served as an educational director for Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority for 24 years and was an active member of Sorosis Study Club, Cecilian Music Club and University Women's Club.
Surviving are two sisters, Ima Foster, Mangum, and Helen Anderson, Santa Ana, Calif. and a niece and nephew, Linda Kay and Lee Foster Anderson, also of Santa Ana.


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  • Created by: J Burris
  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65917491/ura-foster: accessed ), memorial page for Ura Foster (7 Jun 1908–20 Jun 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65917491, citing Riverside Cemetery, Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by J Burris (contributor 47251021).