1934
Joseph
2007
Joseph Kirby Foster
May 9, 1934 — January 30, 2007
Joseph K. Foster, 72, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30 2007 at his home in Walnut.
The husband of Peggy Joyce McClintock Foster, who survives, he was retired as a supervisor with Red Ball Motor Freight in Memphis where he worked 20 years and never missed a day of work. He was born May 9, 1934 in Hardeman County, son of the late Walter Kirby Foster and Florence Ray Foster and lived in Memphis from 1950-70 prior to moving to Walnut. He loved to bush-hog, fish and garden and was a very giving person, living his life around that principle. He was inducted into the Army in 1957 and was a member of County Line Baptist Church at Walnut where he drove the bus, provided lumber for the fellowship hall, helped build the new church building and cut the church grass.
In addition to his wife, whom he married on October 28, 1950, survivors include three sons, Kirby & Ronnie Foster of Walnut and Barry Foster of Clarksville; a daughter, Pamela Pipkin of Walnut; a brother, Wallace Foster of Middleton; two sisters, Nell Reaves of Middleton and Jane Velicka of Rathdrum, Idaho. He was especially proud of his eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The husband of Peggy Joyce McClintock Foster, who survives, he was retired as a supervisor with Red Ball Motor Freight in Memphis where he worked 20 years and never missed a day of work. He was born May 9, 1934 in Hardeman County, son of the late Walter Kirby Foster and Florence Ray Foster and lived in Memphis from 1950-70 prior to moving to Walnut. He loved to bush-hog, fish and garden and was a very giving person, living his life around that principle. He was inducted into the Army in 1957 and was a member of County Line Baptist Church at Walnut where he drove the bus, provided lumber for the fellowship hall, helped build the new church building and cut the church grass.
In addition to his wife, whom he married on October 28, 1950, survivors include three sons, Kirby & Ronnie Foster of Walnut and Barry Foster of Clarksville; a daughter, Pamela Pipkin of Walnut; a brother, Wallace Foster of Middleton; two sisters, Nell Reaves of Middleton and Jane Velicka of Rathdrum, Idaho. He was especially proud of his eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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