Marion-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Foster, Doris Irene {Elliott} July 18, 2017
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Watson- Tante Funeral Home BV GA  Dated Jul 2017
Doris Irene (Elliott) Foster
December 21, 1931 ~ July 18, 2017 (age 85)
Mrs. Doris Irene Elliott Foster, 85, of Box Springs, GA, passed away on Tuesday, 
July 18, 2017, at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, GA.  Funeral services will be 
held at 2:00pm on Friday, July 21, 2017, at Ft. Perry Baptist Church with Rev. 
Gene Rosinbaum and Rev. Mike Toomey officiating. Burial will follow the service 
at the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Ryan Foster, Jason 
Watson, Ashston Albert, Greg Watson, Wayne Ledbetter, Jerry Anthony, Jeff Fuller 
and Ferrell Wiley. Honorary pallbearers will be the Deacon’s Board of Ft. Perry 
Baptist Church. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at 
Ft. Perry Baptist Church beginning at 1:00PM
Mrs. Foster was born in Mauk, GA, on December 21, 1931, to Emmett Robert and 
Vetro Posey Elliott. Baptist by faith, she was a member of Ft. Perry Baptist 
Church where she and her husband served as leaders for 53 years. Mrs. Foster 
worked at J. J. Newberry (Columbus) Department store prior to her and her 
husband, Freeman Foster, becoming owners of Hamilton Road Barbecue Restaurant in 
Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Foster received several Reader’s Choice awards during 
their 2 1 years of serving some of the greatest barbecue in the South!  She 
lived in Columbus most of her life but moved back to Marion County in 2008. In 
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Freeman 
Foster, by three brothers, Rudolph Elliott, Emmett Linder Elliott, and Donald 
Elliott, and by four sisters, Verna Mitchell, Imogene Foster, Autry Rutherford, 
and Muriel Brannon.
Mrs. Foster is survived by her son Jerry Freeman Foster (Willene Borum) of Mauk, 
GA; by two daughters , Carolyn McClung of Columbus, GA, and Brenda Watson (James 
) of Box Springs, GA; a brother Benny Elliott of Warm Springs, GA; a sister, 
Shirley Pugh of Brewton, AL; by grandchildren, Scott McClung (Christine), Shane 
McClung (Linda), Ryan Foster (Patricia), Crystal White, Jason Watson (Sheri), 
Don Watson, Jr.(Rhonda); step-grandchildren, Jake McClung, Ashley Hagler, 
Ashston Albert, Addison White, Jordan Watson, Joshua Watson, and Trinity Watson; 
great-grandchildren, Leslie, Jake, Ashton, Trinity, Addison, and Jordan; step-
great-grandchildren, Cody Toland, Blake Toland, and Joseph Toland; and a great-
great-granddaughter, Charlotte Grace Hagler.
The family wishes to express appreciation for special friends and caregivers: 
Tika Schorr Morrison, Joyce Clark, Ann Loggins, Rebecca Prince, Janie Ledbetter, 
Ruth Whitley(deceased), Vonda Chanley, Nancy Sellers, and Linda Anthony; all the 
staff of Gentiva Hospice, especially Heather Shavers and Tonya. Our sincerest 
gratitude for the nurses and techs at Gentiva Hospice Home Savannah Grand, who 
were so caring and kind to our mother during her last days! Last, but not least, 
we remain grateful for the awesome medical care given by Dr. George Shannon and 
Dr. Mary Simpson for over 30 years.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to 
the Ft. Perry Baptist Church Building Fund, 1489 Bethlehem Rd., Mauk, GA 31058 
or the Gideon Bible Fund, The Gideons International Processing Center, P.O. Box 
97251, Washington, DC 20090-7251.
Watson-Tante Funeral Home, 1052 Dr. Deryl Hart Rd., Buena Vista, GA is in charge 
of arrangements.


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