William T. "Bill" Foster^[1]

1926 - 2005  (79 years)

• Name	William T. "Bill" Foster
  Born	17 Jul 1926	Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 4, Hawkins County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	5 Sep 2005	St. Mary's Hospice Residence, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	9 Sep 2005	East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I351815	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	John Harvey Foster,   b. 2 Jul 1889, Kentucky ,   d. 27 Feb 1957  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ollie Lola Green,   b. 11 Apr 1891, Georgia ,   d. 14 May 1982, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F138356	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Ann Black,   b. 29 Aug 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 2013, Tennova Residential Hospice, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1950
  Children	+ 1. Mitzi Foster + 2. Millard Thomas "Tom" Foster
  Family ID	F138348	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jul 1926 - Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Sep 2005 - East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View Pike, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 22 May 2013. Charlotte Ann Foster obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: William T Foster Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 4, Hawkins, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1927 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Georgia District: 0010 Household ID: 398 Sheet Number and Letter: 19A Line Number: 24 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2254 GS Film number: 2341988 Digital Folder Number: 4548168 Image Number: 00857 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John H Foster M 40 Kentucky Wife Ollie L Foster F 39 Georgia Daughter Jewel N Foster F 20 Georgia Daughter Geneva M Foster F 18 Georgia Daughter Virginia D Foster F 16 Tennessee Son Howard G Foster M 13 Tennessee Son John A Foster M 5 Tennessee Son William T Foster M 3 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 5 Sep 2005. July 17, 1926 - September 5, 2005 Resided in Kodak, TN William Thomas “Bill” Foster, age 79 of Kodak, passed away Monday, September 5, 2005, at St. Mary's Hospice Residence in Knoxville. He was born July 17, 1926 to John Harvey and Ollie Green Foster in Knoxville. During WWII he proudly served in the United States Army and was stationed in Hawaii. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service, having worked there for more than 40 years. He was a member of Knoxville's Central High School Class of 1945 and was a member of Lyons Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents: brothers Howard and J.A. Foster; sisters Jewell Foster Galante Edwards, Virginia Foster Johnson, Evelyn and Juanita. Survivors: Wife of 55 years: Charlotte Black Foster Daughter and son-in-law: Mitzi and Joe Soward of Kodak Son and daughter-in-law: Millard Thomas “Tom” and Sallie Foster of Colorado Springs, CO Grandchildren: Wesley Soward of Sevierville, Julie Soward of Denver, CO, Seth Foster and Emily Foster, both of Colorado Springs, CO Sister: Geneva Foster Gregory Guthrie of Kings Mountain, NC Several nieces and nephews Special friends: Jean and Jay Nelson of Knoxville In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be appreciated for St. Mary's Residential Hospice, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938 , or the Sevier County Food Ministries, P.O. Box 6042, Sevierville, Tennessee, 37864. Memorial service 7 PM Thursday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce Marston and Rev. Roland Buck officiating. Family and friends will meet at 1:30 PM Friday at Tennessee Veterans Cemetery for graveside service and inurnment. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)