Ira (Bud) Wayne Foster, Jr. - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 4/28/2019 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************************************ Ira (Bud) Wayne Foster, Jr., Madison Parish, Louisiana From Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home Tallulah, LA April 28, 2019 Ira (Bud) Wayne Foster, Jr., 88, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Olive Branch Nursing Home in Richmond, Louisiana. He was born November 3, 1930 in Lake Providence, Louisiana to Ira W. Foster, Sr. and Rosa Viola Foster. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Sue Clay Foster, sister, Grace Williams and great-grandson, Joshua Eldridge. Surviving family includes his brother, Robert Foster; children, Gary Wayne Eldridge of Tallulah, Ira Paul Foster of Tallulah, and Jessica Gayle Frantz (Ronald) of Normal, Illinois; grandchildren, Jody Wayne Eldridge (Paula) of New Orleans, Louisiana, Carey Ann Eldridge (John) of Oregon, Jonathan Paul Frantz of Springfield, Illinois, and Daniel Clay Frantz (Brooke) of Normal, Illinois. Also surviving are great-grandchildren, Tucker and Elaine Frantz and Gabby Eldridge. Bud enjoyed his job as the long-time manager of the Tallulah EXXON gas station until its closing, where he met and made countless good friends. Bud loved his family and will be remembered as having a great sense of humor, being a great story-teller, loving mathematical problems and enjoyed playing bingo with his daughter and granddaughter and other residents at the nursing home. Visitation and funeral will be on Monday, April 29, 2019, beginning at 1:00 p.m., followed by funeral services at 2:00 p.m. at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in Tallulah, Louisiana. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.