Reta G. Foster 1903-2003
Reta G. Foster, 99, of Great Bend, died Aug. 29 at her residence.
She was born Sept. 20, 1903, in Adair, Mo., the daughter of Henry A. and Anna L. Cooper Fisher.
She was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Barton County Commercial School.
She married James T. Foster Nov. 12, 1927, in Tulare, Calif. He passed away in 1983.
A resident of 70 years in the Los Angeles area, moving to Great Bend in 1991 and living with her nephew and two teenage boys, she was a factory manager for House of Hollywood and Sally Hansen Cosmetics.
She was a member of Christian Science Church of Van Nuys, Calif. During World War II she managed a factory that packaged blood for field transfusions.
Her hobbies included reading, walking, gardening, investing and cooking.
Survivors include one sister, Anna Cook of Great
Bend; many nephews; and many nieces.
She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Grace Community Church in Great Bend, with the Rev. Shawn Winters officiating and the Rev. Mitch Reece presiding.
Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Barton County. A private family service will be held at a later
date. Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Community Foundation, in care of Charter Funerals of Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune, Aug. 31, 2003
Reta G. Foster, 99, of Great Bend, died Aug. 29 at her residence.
She was born Sept. 20, 1903, in Adair, Mo., the daughter of Henry A. and Anna L. Cooper Fisher.
She was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Barton County Commercial School.
She married James T. Foster Nov. 12, 1927, in Tulare, Calif. He passed away in 1983.
A resident of 70 years in the Los Angeles area, moving to Great Bend in 1991 and living with her nephew and two teenage boys, she was a factory manager for House of Hollywood and Sally Hansen Cosmetics.
She was a member of Christian Science Church of Van Nuys, Calif. During World War II she managed a factory that packaged blood for field transfusions.
Her hobbies included reading, walking, gardening, investing and cooking.
Survivors include one sister, Anna Cook of Great
Bend; many nephews; and many nieces.
She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Grace Community Church in Great Bend, with the Rev. Shawn Winters officiating and the Rev. Mitch Reece presiding.
Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Barton County. A private family service will be held at a later
date. Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Community Foundation, in care of Charter Funerals of Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune, Aug. 31, 2003
Reta G. Foster 1903-2003
Reta G. Foster, 99, of Great Bend, died Aug. 29 at her residence.
She was born Sept. 20, 1903, in Adair, Mo., the daughter of Henry A. and Anna L. Cooper Fisher.
She was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Barton County Commercial School.
She married James T. Foster Nov. 12, 1927, in Tulare, Calif. He passed away in 1983.
A resident of 70 years in the Los Angeles area, moving to Great Bend in 1991 and living with her nephew and two teenage boys, she was a factory manager for House of Hollywood and Sally Hansen Cosmetics.
She was a member of Christian Science Church of Van Nuys, Calif. During World War II she managed a factory that packaged blood for field transfusions.
Her hobbies included reading, walking, gardening, investing and cooking.
Survivors include one sister, Anna Cook of Great
Bend; many nephews; and many nieces.
She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Grace Community Church in Great Bend, with the Rev. Shawn Winters officiating and the Rev. Mitch Reece presiding.
Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Barton County. A private family service will be held at a later
date. Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Community Foundation, in care of Charter Funerals of Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune, Aug. 31, 2003
Reta G. Foster, 99, of Great Bend, died Aug. 29 at her residence.
She was born Sept. 20, 1903, in Adair, Mo., the daughter of Henry A. and Anna L. Cooper Fisher.
She was a graduate of Great Bend High School and Barton County Commercial School.
She married James T. Foster Nov. 12, 1927, in Tulare, Calif. He passed away in 1983.
A resident of 70 years in the Los Angeles area, moving to Great Bend in 1991 and living with her nephew and two teenage boys, she was a factory manager for House of Hollywood and Sally Hansen Cosmetics.
She was a member of Christian Science Church of Van Nuys, Calif. During World War II she managed a factory that packaged blood for field transfusions.
Her hobbies included reading, walking, gardening, investing and cooking.
Survivors include one sister, Anna Cook of Great
Bend; many nephews; and many nieces.
She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Grace Community Church in Great Bend, with the Rev. Shawn Winters officiating and the Rev. Mitch Reece presiding.
Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Barton County. A private family service will be held at a later
date. Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Community Foundation, in care of Charter Funerals of Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune, Aug. 31, 2003
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