Obituary of Marian S. Foster

Funeral Services for Marian S. Foster of Foley, MO, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Star Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry, MO. Rev. Richard Turnbull of Winfield, MO, will officiate with burial in the Star Hope Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Marshall Foster, Larry Foster, Paul William Foster, Tom Beckemeyer, Michael Prater, Darren Foster and Eric Prater; and honorary pallbearers, Frank Marre III, Bob Stone, Hadley Meyer, Jr., Tony Bauer, Gilbert Watts, Danny Lyckberg and Allen Hedge. Mrs. Foster, 89, passed away Tuesday morning, October 22, 2013 at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, MO. Born January 15, 1924 in Caruthersville, MO, she was the daughter of William Harvey and Effie Poston Creager Setzer. She graduated from High School in Kentucky and attended Berea College in Berea, KY for two years. She taught elementary school in Kentucky for two years. She was united in marriage on May 25, 1945 in Lancaster, KY to Paul William Foster. This union was blessed with six children: James Bruce, Marshall, Polly, Larry, Wilma and Paul William, Jr. Marian was active in her church and community. She was an active member of the Star Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry, where she served as church secretary for several years and in other ministries throughout her life. She served as the administrator of Star Hope Cemetery for several years following the death of her husband. She was a member and former treasurer of the Lincoln County Old Threshers for many years. She also served as treasurer of the Kings Lake Levee District for a number of years. She was a 4-H Leader for many years while her kids were young; enjoyed stamp collecting, quilting, bird watching, fishing, gardening and canning the produce she raised. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Effie Setzer; one brother, Wendell Setzer; two sisters, Evelyn Sutton and Norma Sinicrope; one son, James Bruce Foster; a granddaughter, Anissa Foster; and her beloved husband of 56 years, Paul Foster, who died October 18, 2001. Survivors include three sons: Marshall Foster and his wife, Glenda, of Mount Juliet, TN, Larry Foster and his wife, Cathy, of Jerseyville, IL, and Paul William Foster, Jr. of Carl Junction, MO; two daughters: Polly Beckemeyer and her husband, Tom, of Troy, MO, and Wilma Prater and her husband, Mike, of Broken Arrow, OK; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She also leaves several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Memorials may be made to the Star Hope Baptist Church or to the J.R. Palmer Memorial Library in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 South Fifth Street, Elsberry, MO 63343.