The Daily News-July 1981 FOSTER, Harry Graham A retired riverboat captain and long-time resident and former mayor of Cathlamet, died in a St. Helens, Ore., nursing home. He captained boats for more than 30 years on the Columbia River between Cathlamet and Astoria, Ore. He is survived by a son, Harris of Concord, Calif.; a sister, Nellie Lenton of Portland; five grandchildren, John and Mary Foster of Concord; Karen Howell of St. Helens; Nancy Churchill of Edmonds; Julie Trygstad of Sacramento, Calif.; and two great-grandchildren, Scott and Lisa Churchill of Edmonds. Burial was at the cemetery Thursday. Greenwood Cemetery-Cathlamet, Wa. 21 Aug 1895-26 Jul 1981 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from original newspaper collection.)