Foster, John J. Sr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: FOST.J001
• _FGRAVE: 18659184
• Military Service: Viet Nam War, Sergeant, United States Marine Corps

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John J. Foster, Sr., 66, of Clay City, died Nov. 16, 2004 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, IL.

Mr. Foster was born Oct. 30, 1938, in Austin, TX, the son of M. L. and Josephine Rimmer Foster. He married Carolyn Rudder July 7, 1974 in Johnsonville.

He was a cabinet maker and a janitorial worker and a Vietnam veteran.

He was a member of Calvary Baptist church in Flora, Clay City American Legion, Clay City VFW, and a life member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Survivors include his wife; a son John Foster, Jr.,; four brothers, Lydon, Wayne, Stephen, and Hubbard Foster; and three sisters, Dora Wadel, Mary Tucker, and Bessie Tucker.

Preceding him in death were his parents.

Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home with burial in Smith Cemetery near Sailor Springs.

Military honors were accorded.

Memorials to donor's choice.

Buried:
Military honors were accorded.

John married RUDDER, Carolyn J. on 7 Jul 1974 in Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois. Carolyn (daughter of Rudder, Clayson C. and Scammahorn, Helen E.) was born on 24 Jul 1942 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 2006 in Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]