Marie Foster Obituary (1923 - 2011)

Marie Foster, 88, of Pana, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 in Heritage Manor- Pana. She was born February 26, 1923, in Herrick, IL, the daughter of Wilbur Bessie (McConnell) Bennett. She lived her entire life in the Pana, rural Herrick area. Marie worked at Mallory Timers in Pana until it closed then worked at G.E. in Decatur. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Marie married Wilbur C Foster in 1939. Marie is survived by her daughter Carolyn Laughlin of Pana; son Gary Foster special friend Pat of Fall City, NE; 5 grandchildren; Shelly Bryson husband Robert, Lance Baker wife Denise, Chancey McRaven wife Maria, Duane Armbruster wife Theresa, and Kevin Foster; 20 great grandchildren; 8 great-great grandchildren; and by her sisters: Bernice Duduit, Pana, IL and Norma Jean Morgason, Oconee, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1974, parents, by her brother Harold "Bud" Bennett, and grandson Rodney Davis. Funeral Information Funeral service will be Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Ebbler officiating. Burial will be in Price Cemetery, Oconee, IL. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.