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Nannie Mae Foster 1909–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1909

Birth Location: St Helena Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 5 Feb 2005

Death Location: Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

Father: Marshall Foster

Mother: Clara Day

Spouse(s): Carl Covington

Children(s):

In 1909, Nannie Mae Foster entered the world in St Helena Parish, Louisiana, born to Marshall E Foster And Clara Day. Nannie Mae Foster married Carl Smith Covington, and had children including James E Covington, Ronald A Covington. Nannie Mae Foster passed away in 2005 in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Nannie Mae Foster entered the world in St Helena Parish, Louisiana, born to Marshall E Foster And Clara Day.
  • Nannie Mae Foster married Carl Smith Covington, and had children including James E Covington, Ronald A Covington.
  • Nannie Mae Foster passed away in 2005 in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

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Nannie Foster's Ancestors

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Nannie Foster
1909–2005
Birth Place: St Helena Parish, Louisiana
Parents
Marshall E. Foster
1873–1941
Clara Day
1881–1953
Grandparents
Demarcus (Davenport) Day
1859–1930
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Dinah Newsom
1862–1948
Great-Grandparents
Mark Day
1829–1908
Sarah Strickland
1839–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Day
1809–1845
Nancy Pearson
1812–1879
Willis Strickland
1800–
Lou Strickland
1807–

Nannie Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1909
11 May 1909
Birth of Nannie Mae Foster in St Helena Parish, Louisiana
St Helena Parish, Louisiana
2005
3 Feb 2005
Age 96
Death of Nannie Mae Foster in Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
2005
5 Feb 2005
Age 96
Burial of Nannie Mae Foster in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana
Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1909
    Event Place: St Helena Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Covington, Nannie Mae A longtime resident of Kentwood, she died at 11:13 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. She was 95, born May 11, 1909, in St. Helena Parish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. Saturday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Percy Frazier. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald A. Covington, Kentwood, and James E. Covington and Melba Stewart Covington, both of Baton Rouge; three grandchildren, James Steven Covington, Michael Neil Covington and Janet Alise Rockforte; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Carl Covington; parents, Marshall E. and Sara Day Foster; two brothers, Julius Foster and Jessie Foster; and a sister, Mecia Foster. She was a longtime member of Kentwood United Methodist Church and was retired from the Tangipahoa Parish School Food Association. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
    Published in The Advocate on 242005.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 2005
    Event Place: Amite City, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Feb 2005
    Event Place: Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

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