Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Foster, Lula Parker July 28, 1949
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Norfolk Journal and Guide,Jul 30,1949
Norfolk - Mrs. Lula Parker Foster, well-known former Norfolk nurse, died here
Thursday afternoon at her home, 364 E. Bute street, after a relatively long
period of illness.

Mrs. Foster, the widow of the late John E. Foster, was among the first colored
nurses to practice in Norfolk, coming to this city in 1900. Born in Goldsboro,
NC, where she received her early education, she was graduated from nurse
training at Dixie Hospital, Hampton VA.

For about 20 years, she was an attendance officer in the public schools here,
with an office in the School Board Building. She was also a familiar figure as a
night school teacher of nursing for many years. Her classes were held at the
local high school.

She was a dutiful member of Bank Street Baptist Church for many years and was
active in various civic organizations. In April 1948, the pioneer nurse was
honored at a testimonial given by the Norfolk Community Hospital Board.

Mrs. Foster was highly regarded by the children with whom she came in contact as
an attendance officer. Of them she used to say: “I find that most children do
not stay out of school just because they want to be truants but usually because
of conditions over which they have no control.”

The quality revealed here - a deep understanding of the community and its social
problems - is among those things for which Mrs. Foster will be best remembered.

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

FOSTER, LULA P I1906 Section 22, Block 22, Lot 22, Space NW 76 07/30/1949

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