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Joseph Peter Foster Sr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post September 13, 2006

TRANSYLVANIA, La. - Joseph Peter Foster Sr. died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at Mississippi Baptist 
Medical Center in Jackson. He was 81.

Mr. Foster was born in St. Paul, Minn., and had lived in Louisiana since 1932. He was a resident 
of Transylvania, La. He served in the Army in World War II in the European Theater. He had worked as 
a farmer, mechanic, truck driver and ginner and was a member of Melbourne Baptist Church, where he 
had served as a Sunday school teacher, song leader and deacon.

He was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Hilary Foster.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Hilma O. Smith Foster; two sons, Johnny Foster of West Monroe, La., 
and Joseph Peter Foster Jr. of Ruston, La.; three daughters, Olga F. Butler and Pamela F. Essex, both 
of Tallulah, and Myra F. Bolton of Bentonville, Ark.; and 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Melbourne Baptist Church with the Revs. Mike Howard and Butch Goodman 
officiating.

Visitation was from 10 until noon today at the church.

Pallbearers will be Tyler J. DeRossette, Ed Rushing, James Oscar Thornton, Joseph P. Foster III, Michael 
Joseph Essex, Chris Thornton and Mitchell Vaughan.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry King, Wayne King, Rod Stone, Sonny Muse and Melvin Rushing.

Memorials may be made to Melbourne Baptist Church.