Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthAug 10, 1940, Guilford County, North Carolina3, John Wayne Foster,470, John Wayne Foster
DeathMay 26, 2007, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina3, John Wayne Foster
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, John Wayne Foster
OccupationRetired From Glen Raven Mills3, John Wayne Foster
ReligionMember Of Bethel United Methodist Church3, John Wayne Foster
FatherStarling Montgomery FOSTER (1911-2001)
MotherNellie Mae ALCON (1913-1988)
Obituary Online notes for John Wayne FOSTER
5/28/2007

John  Wayne Foster 

    BURLINGTON — John  Wayne Foster , age 66, of 3769 Burch Bridge Rd., passed away Saturday May 26, 2007, at Duke Medical Center, Durham.
    A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of Kay Leath Foster  and son of the late Sterling Montgomery and Nellie Mae Alcon Foster . Mr. Foster  was retired from Glen Raven Mills and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and the Bethel Men’s Club.
    Survivors include his wife, Kay Leath Foster  of the home; son, Johnny Foster  and wife Sonja of Hickory; grandchildren, Abby Foster  and Bayleigh Foster  of Hickory; brothers, Edward Foster  and wife Peggy of Reidsville and Jim Foster  and wife Janet of Burlington. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Margaret Clapp.
    Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday May 29, 2007, at Bethel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Renee Burnette and the Rev. Darrell Massey. Interment will follow in Alamance Memorial Park. Mr. Foster  will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory until being taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 PM Monday and at other times at the residence.
    Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church; 1421 Bethel Methodist Church Rd., Burlington, NC 27217.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@lowefuneralhome.com 3, John Wayne Foster
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