Services for Moine Maxine Foster, 93, Lawrence, will be at 1:00 pm Friday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Visitation with family will be at 12:00 pm. Burial will be in Eudora City Cemetery.
Maxine Foster died November 5, 2023, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.
She was born September 5, 1930, in Miami, Oklahoma, the daughter of Frank W. Philips and Jessie Opal Keller Phillips. She graduated from Golden City High School in Missouri in 1948, Valedictorian of her class.
She married Virgil Ross Foster on Oct. 6, 1948, at the Ministers home in Miami, Oklahoma. They were married for 57 years until his death in 2006.
They moved to DeSoto, Kansas in 1949, then moved to Sunflower Village in 1951. They then moved to Eudora in 1957. She resided there until 2015 when she moved in with her daughter Glenda.
She was a member of the Eudora Assembly of God Church until 2010 when she became a member of Lawrence Calvary Temple.
She is survived by a daughter Caroline (Murl Hicks), Hollister, MO; a son Philip Foster, Kimberling City, MO; a daughter Glenda Caldwell (Larry Caldwell), Lawrence, KS; a son Larry Foster, Lawrence, KS. Two sisters Fern Hart, Commerce, Oklahoma, Gladys Dorsey (Glenn), Beebe, Arkansas, a brother Norman Phillips, Washburn MO, and 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren plus other extended family.
A daughter Sonia Marie Foster died earlier in 1988.
The family suggest memorials to the Cystic Fibrosis sent in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.
God shared her with us for a while and now she’s home with Him. Until we meet again. My condolences to the family.
Sorry to hear of Maxine’s passing. Their house was one of my second homes when I was growing up. I remember going to eat home made tacos with Phillip. Great memories with a super family. RIP Maxine, and our sympathy to the family.
Glenda and family I am so sorry for your loss. Maxine was a wonderful lady and we are praying for comfort for you.
Maxine praise God your with him!!! No more pain or sadness..thank you Jesus for taking our Sister in Christ a mighty woman of Valor..I.pray for your family to feel the Joy you are feeling right now in Heaven..I lift them up for comfort from Jesus that he would wipe away any pain or hurt..in Jesus Name..Amen
So sorry for the families loss. My prayers and heart are with you at this hard time.
Sorry for your loss, Glenda. She was a great lady. Love and prayers!!
I have SO many winderful memories of Maxine. She played games with us kids and made hot chocolate for us. Tacos at the Fosters conjures up wonderful pictures of laughing and squeezing around the table. Although she was pint sized, her love was large. I will miss our talks and her delving out wisdom of things that she learned from the Bible. I’m sure she’s celebrating today and dancing in the presence of God, I will miss her
Glenda and family, sorry for your loss, Maxine was a sweet lady. Leland & Janelle