FOUST, Alice E.
1888 - 1951 (62 years)
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Name FOUST, Alice E. Born 14 Oct 1888 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States 
Gender Female Biography - She lived with her husband in the Philippines for several years. She graduated from Milton High School in 1905, then attended Bucknell University, completing a course there in 1909. Following her schooling she taught for six years in the public school system in Milton. She then married Herbert Willis, probably after his own graduation from Manlius in 1911. During WWI Herbert went to fight in Germany. While he was there, she lived in Milton with her family. Herbert also fought in WWII at which time Alice was living at West Point. After the war they settled in Harrisburg until her death. They lived in Puerto Rico from 1927-1930. Herbert retired in 1949 from the U.S. Army, and died in 1965. They never had any children. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church of Milton. The Rev. Clarence Moyer officiated at her funeral May 26, 1951.
Courtesy of Lisa Willis
Census (desc) 1910 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States _UID 0CBAF1EBC2293A408815AE3A1AEB0424B980 Died 23 May 1951 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States [1] Address:
443 Hale St.Buried Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Address:
Harmony CemeteryPerson ID I163 Milton Families Last Modified 8 Aug 2021
Father FOUST, William F., b. 10 Apr 1867, d. 1934, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 66 years) Mother WILSON, Anna I., b. 26 Jun 1864, d. 29 Apr 1936, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 71 years) Married 1886 Family ID F53 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WILLIS, Col. Herbert Edson, b. 3 Dec 1887, Angelica, Allegany, New York, United States , d. 2 May 1965, Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States (Age 77 years) Last Modified 25 Jul 2023 Family ID F340 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- She lived with her husband in the Philippines for several years. She graduated from Milton High School in 1905, then attended Bucknell University, completing a course there in 1909. Following her schooling she taught for six years in the public school system in Milton. She then married Herbert Willis, probably after his own graduation from Manlius in 1911. During WWI Herbert went to fight in Germany. While he was there, she lived in Milton with her family. Herbert also fought in WWII at which time Alice was living at West Point. After the war they settled in Harrisburg until her death. They lived in Puerto Rico from 1927-1930. Herbert retired in 1949 from the U.S. Army, and died in 1965. They never had any children. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church of Milton. The Rev. Clarence Moyer officiated at her funeral May 26, 1951.
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Sources - [S4] Gravestone.
- [S4] Gravestone.