Show I I I v- v CHAS C. C FOOTS FOOTE LAID TO REST Mr Chas C. C Foote passed away Monday Monda morning at his home near Sutherland For some months Mr Foote had not been able to do more than make mako his way from his chair to his bed and and recently had haenen- haenen e en entirely 1 helpless lilt His death brings to toa toa toa a close a long life that has been very verr active t Services were held in the Community Community Community Com Com- church m on Wednesday after after- noon Rev Chas elms H. H Hamilton preached the funeral sermon from Luke 12 37 37 Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find waiting R. R II 11 Billings sang two numbers The casket was covered with flowers tokens of sympathy from his man many I friends The body was laid to rest rent n the Delta cemetery l beside the tho remains remains re re- re mains of his wife wICe who prec proceeded him to the grave eleven years ago Mr Foote was born at Conme o Oakland County Michigan on ou April 18 18 1835 1836 He was therefore in his year His parents were Henry M. M and Minerva Henderson Foote Mr Foote came to Delta in 1912 and has made his home here since although he has been away for er- er tended periods more than once He and his wife wICe were charter members of tho the Community Church then Renown known as the Mission Church of Delta Del Del- ta Mr Foote Footo was th the first Er Elder cr of this church and held that office office at his death 1 Ho He is survived by the following children Mrs Mary lies Iles of Delta Mrs Anna M. M Russel of Lawton Michigan John H. H Foote of Del Delta Mrs Margaret cl J. J of Ithaca Itha Itha- co ca ca Michigan l Mrs Edith A. A Shields of Butte Montana and Frank A. A Foote of Delta recently of South Africa Mr Footo Foote realized that his time timo was WM short He lIe was granted his wish that ho might see his son Frank before he died Frank returned from South Africa about two weeks before the death of ot his father U Mr Sr Foote Footo fulfilled the conditions c t to f t ora om which his funeral sermon was preached Ho lived a n Christian life Ufe Ho Ito delighted in Bible study Ono One can but feel that his death was a triumph and not a defeat I |