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Verna Ethel <I>Rice</I> Foss

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Verna Ethel Rice Foss

Birth
Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Sep 1951 (aged 60)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Mrs. Verna Mitchell Foss, 60, who was a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 and 1918, will be conducted today at Pierce Brothers Little Church Around the Corner, 3443 West Manchester Blvd. Mrs. Foss died of a heart ailment Sunday at her home, 269 South Mariposa Ave. She was the mother of the late Geneva Mitchell, who was featured in the Ziegfeld and Schubert shows in the 1920s and who later became a Hollywood film player. Miss. Mitchell died in 1949 in Los Angeles. Mrs. Foss leaves a son, Clifford G. Mitchell of Frankfort, Indiana and four sisters, Mrs. Alice Gainer and Mrs. C. G. Jenks of Los Angeles, Mrs. John R. Lafferty of New York City and Mrs. Calvin Cassler of Laporte, Indiana. -Los Angeles Times, October 3, 1951.
Funeral services for Mrs. Verna Mitchell Foss, 60, who was a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1917 and 1918, will be conducted today at Pierce Brothers Little Church Around the Corner, 3443 West Manchester Blvd. Mrs. Foss died of a heart ailment Sunday at her home, 269 South Mariposa Ave. She was the mother of the late Geneva Mitchell, who was featured in the Ziegfeld and Schubert shows in the 1920s and who later became a Hollywood film player. Miss. Mitchell died in 1949 in Los Angeles. Mrs. Foss leaves a son, Clifford G. Mitchell of Frankfort, Indiana and four sisters, Mrs. Alice Gainer and Mrs. C. G. Jenks of Los Angeles, Mrs. John R. Lafferty of New York City and Mrs. Calvin Cassler of Laporte, Indiana. -Los Angeles Times, October 3, 1951.


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  • Created by: Drew Smith
  • Added: Nov 21, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120639734/verna_ethel-foss: accessed ), memorial page for Verna Ethel Rice Foss (26 Feb 1891–30 Sep 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120639734, citing Chapel Of The Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Drew Smith (contributor 47094285).