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::Victor Valley Memorial Park--??

Grace (Shiftlet) Foust

Services: Sat., May 14, 4 p.m.

Grace Foust joyfully entered the Kingdom of God May 12, 2005 with all of 
her daughters by her side and with the thoughts and prayers of her son 
with her. She was 86 years old and was an awesome, loving mom, daughter, 
sister and wife who loved and served the Lord. She was born August 17, 
1918 and was 86 years young.

She was involved with Women with a Mission, a wonderful caring group of 
ladies at Canyon Hills Assembly of God Church. They were a great support 
and comfort to her. From the early 1980s to the present, she was President 
of the American Gold Star Mothers, those mothers who have lost a son or 
daughter in the armed services while in the service of their country. We 
thank each of these special mothers for their great sacrifice.

Grace was involved with the Oildale Business and Professional Womens Club, 
Contel retirees, Southwest Bell Pioneers, and numerous others. She started 
as a telephone switchboard operator in Wilburton, Oklahoma at the young 
age of 15 years. She continued in the telephone industry eventually 
working for California Interstate Telephone Company and then as a 
Supervisor for the Toll Library Department at Contel Service Corporation 
in Bakersfield. She retired in 1980 after 25 years of service with Contel.

She was the second youngest of twelve children. At the age of 9, after the 
childbirth death of her mother, she mothered her baby sister, June. She is 
the mother of seven children who loved her very much, son, Leo Patrick and 
Rosemary; son, Don; daughter, Judy and son-in-law Mel; son, PFC Michael 
killed in action in Vietnam in 1966; daughter, Linda; daughter, Sue and 
son-in-law, Fred; and daughter, Pamela and son-in-law, Stephen. She has 16 
grandchildren, Bill, Barry, Lee, Lyle, Debra, Paul, Katie, Rob, Chris, 
Cindy, Crystal, Melissa, Fred II, Sarah, Lesli, and Stephen II. She has 19 
great- grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild who will greatly miss 
her loving prayers on their behalf. She has a surviving sister, and 
brother-in-law, June and Roy Evans. She also has many loving nephews and 
nieces.

Services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Canyon Hills 
Fireside Room, viewing will be at that time. Graveside services will be 
held at Victor Valley Memorial Park on Monday, May 16, 2005.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Women with a Mission, Canyon 
Hills Assembly, 7001 Auburn St., Bakersfield, CA 93306.

Published in the Bakersfield Californian from 5/13/2005 - 5/14/2005.
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