Scott County, Tennessee
Foster Obituaries

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FOSTER, RICHARD Rev. – 79, of Rt. 1. Helenwood, passed any Friday, June 29, 1984, in the Scott County Hospital. He was a retired coal miner and pastor of the Hill Top Baptist Church at Paint Rock.  Rev. FOSTER was the son of the late HULDA FOSTER and was also preceded in death by his first wife and six  children [Brenda Foster says Richard Foster was only preceded in death by his first wife and only one child, not six as listed in this obituary.  Brenda is Richard's daughter-in-law through his son Sam]. Also a deceased sister, NANNIE REAGAN. Survivors include his wife. HATTIE HUGHETT Foster; five sons, A. C. PRATT of Detroit. Mich., BILL FOSTER and SAM FOSTER, both of Danville, Ky., STOKIE FOSTER of Pennington Gap. Va., and SCOTT FOSTER of Oneida; five daughters, MATTIE STEELE of Nashville, HULDA FOSTER of Jamestown, JEAN THORNE and JOANN BUTLER, both of Oneida, and TINY PERKINS of Helenwood; one sister, ALTA GRIFFITH at Covington, Ky.; 35 grand­children: several great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 2 at 1 p.m. at the Hill Top Baptist Church with Rev. A. V. STANLEY and Rev. ODIE BRUMMETT officiat­ing.  Special singing was provided by the Smithers Family.  Pallbearers were Reverend Foster’s grand­sons.  Interment follows in the Foster Cemetery. Arrangements by Scott County Fu­neral Home. Pallbearers were ANTHONY C. PERKINS, JIM FOSTER, SCOTT FOSTER, RICKY FOSTER, DEWITT FOSTER and DAVID FOSTER.  (Source:  Memorial Obituary, Scott County Funeral Home, Oneida, TN, 2 Jul 1984)

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