1925
Esther
2017
Esther Mae Almond Foster
May 21, 1925 — April 27, 2017
Esther Mae Almond Foster, 91, of Lynchburg, VA, entered into her eternal reward Thursday, April 27, 2017.
The second child of the late Eddie M. and Mary Anderson Almond, she was born May 21, 1925 in Greenbrier County, WV. A 1942 graduate of Brookville High School, she worked at the Pentagon during World War II. She was employed at Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation for several years.
Mae is survived by her husband of 72 years, Warren M. Foster; her daughter Sherrilyn K. Foster of Lynchburg; her son Richard W. Foster, M.D. and his wife, K. Kambitsis Foster of Baton Rouge, LA; her grandchildren Nicholas Kambitsis Foster, Katherine Almond Foster Klein, and Stephanie Matiatos Foster Hanson; her brother Lowell T. “Tommy” Almond and his wife, Doris; her great-grandchildren Tucker Alexander Foster, George Foster Klein, and Richard Nicklaus Foster; as well as several nephews, nieces, and great nephews and great nieces. She is preceded in death by her sisters Dove A. Bibb and Peggy A. Lewis and her brothers Clarence E. Almond and W. Hoskins Almond.
Visitation will be held at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg today, Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with funeral services conducted by the Reverend Jim Freeman on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Union Christian Church in Madison Heights, VA at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Rocks Baptist Church in Pamplin, VA.
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all of the staff at Liberty Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, especially to Ms. Jasmine Franklin, for all of their help, care, and support.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
The second child of the late Eddie M. and Mary Anderson Almond, she was born May 21, 1925 in Greenbrier County, WV. A 1942 graduate of Brookville High School, she worked at the Pentagon during World War II. She was employed at Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation for several years.
Mae is survived by her husband of 72 years, Warren M. Foster; her daughter Sherrilyn K. Foster of Lynchburg; her son Richard W. Foster, M.D. and his wife, K. Kambitsis Foster of Baton Rouge, LA; her grandchildren Nicholas Kambitsis Foster, Katherine Almond Foster Klein, and Stephanie Matiatos Foster Hanson; her brother Lowell T. “Tommy” Almond and his wife, Doris; her great-grandchildren Tucker Alexander Foster, George Foster Klein, and Richard Nicklaus Foster; as well as several nephews, nieces, and great nephews and great nieces. She is preceded in death by her sisters Dove A. Bibb and Peggy A. Lewis and her brothers Clarence E. Almond and W. Hoskins Almond.
Visitation will be held at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg today, Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with funeral services conducted by the Reverend Jim Freeman on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Union Christian Church in Madison Heights, VA at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Rocks Baptist Church in Pamplin, VA.
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all of the staff at Liberty Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, especially to Ms. Jasmine Franklin, for all of their help, care, and support.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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