Ted W. Foster (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Ted Whitfield Foster, age 71, of Hermitage, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home in Hermitage, after a long illness, on Monday, October 6, 2014.
Ted was born April 06, 1943 in Jacksonville, North Carolina, the son of Henry and Nellie (Taylor) Foster. He served in the Air Force during Vietnam Era, and a total of 23 years, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. He married Maureen Hodges on April, 23, 1966 at Sacred Heart Church, in Springfield, Massachusetts. To this union three children were born.
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He is survived by his wife Maureen, of the home; two daughters, Barbara and husband Stephen Massey, of Chandler, Arizona, and Theresa and husband Thomas Smith, of Bolivar, Missouri; one son, Kevin and wife Nikki Foster, of Monticello, Minnesota; six grandchildren, Brittany, Colleen, Elizabeth, Logan, Andrew, and Rae; one sister, Betty and husband John Bender, of Lawton, Oklahoma; one brother, Harold Foster, of Lawton, Oklahoma; and one sister in law, Mary Foster, of Summerfield, Florida.
Ted is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Nellie; one brother, Mickey Foster; and one sister in law, Patsy Foster.
Memorials in Ted’s honor may be made to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105, or The Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20037
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