Life History

Notes

• "Sons of Robert Benjamin Few (1881-1954) include Robert Few and William Eugene Few (1934-2014).  William Eugene Few is my father, and his biological brother is Robert.  I think Lavonia is Dad's only sister by blood.  These 3 had Katherine Foster as bio mother."
  --  Gerald S Few, Geneanet messsaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 June 2019
  
  South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965
  Kate Foster Looper Few
  Age 59 yrs, 2 mos, 19 days, Married, Domestic
  Birth 14 May 1895 Pickens County, South Carolina
  Residence 503 Hutchinson St, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina
  Father's Name Green Foster
  Mother's Name Carrie Watson
  Spouse's Name Robert Benjamin Few
  Informant Herman Looper
  Death 3 August 1954 Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina
  Cause of Death Peripheral Vascular Shock for 30 minutes, due to Cirrhosis of the Liver for 5 months
  Burial 4 August 1954 Nine Forks Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina by Cauthen Funeral Home, Lancaster, South Carolina
  Certificate #54017111 filed 12 August 1954
  
  Her residence was 503 Hutchinson St, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, the same reported for her hsuband on his death certificate.  She died in Chester County, apparently visiting family.  She was buried in her home county of Pickens, rather than her residence county of York.  Her husband died only 4 months later and was buried in his home area in Greer (Spartanburg County).  Her grave has her death date as 2 August 1954, but the death certificate has 3 August, which we are reporting in our profile.
  
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  Katherine Foster “Kate” Looper Few
  Birth 14 May 1895 Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
  Death 2 Aug 1954 (aged 59) Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
  Burial Nine Forks Baptist Church Cemetery, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina
  
  Katherine (Kate) Foster [Bio on her husband Robert Few's FAG has Kathleen; grve has only Kate].  Parents Charlie Green Foster and Carrie Watson. She married
  (1) Lawrence Avery Looper, son of Jackson McAfee Looper and Harriet Hester, 01 December 1916, Pickens Co SC.  To this marriage were born Geneva, Avey, Jack and Herman.  She married
  (2) Robert Benjamin Few Sr, son of James Robert Few and Perlina Laura Hill, Feb 1929, Greenville Co SC.  To this marriage was born Robert Benjamin, Jr.
  
  Parents:
  Charlie Green Foster 1854-1925
  Carrie Watson Foster 1868-1948
  
  Spouses:
  Lawrence Avery Looper 1895-1925
  Robert Benjamin Few 1881-1954
  
  Siblings:
  Charles Vardry Foster 1894-1970
  Aileen Foster Bates 1902-1995
  Daisy P Foster 1908-1992
  Lucille Margaret Foster 1915-2013
  
  Children:
  Infant Looper
  Infant Few
  Lavonia Few Frost 1932-2012
  
  Maintained by Donnie Ruyle, Originally Created by Robert Barbi 27 Oct 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 30925009, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30925009/katherine-foster-few
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Sources

• 1. South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. Geneanet Messaging
• 4. South Carolina, County Marriage Records, 1907-2000
• 5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007