Dr. Elliot Orman Foster, III, 71, of Meredith, passed away at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith on Sunday, January 6, 2013 after a brief illness.
Born on November 9, 1941 in Worcester, MA he was the son of Elliott O. and Elsie (Gangla) Foster, Jr. Elliott was raised in Shrewsbury, MA graduating from the Shrewsbury High School, class of 1959. Elliot went on to attend Ohio Wesleyan University and received his master's degree from Syracuse University. Elliot earned his PhD in Church History from Duke.
Elliot held various positions throughout his working years as a professor and accountant. Eventually he moved to Gilmanton Iron Works, NH to live with his parents in 1992. He was very active in the local churches and liked to fish and hike around the area.
Elliot is survived by his sister, Constance Wood and husband Charles, of Kennebunk, ME; three nephews, Christopher Wood and wife Livia, of North Attleboro, MA, Craig Wood, of Worcester, MA, and Jonathan Wood, of Portland, ME, and a grandniece, Catherine Wood, of North Attleboro.
Interment will be held at the Smith Meeting House Cemetery, in Gilmanton Iron Works, and will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Elliot's memory to a local charity of one's choice.