Richard Lee Foster 70, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, passed into heaven on February 21, 2023 joining his father, Raymond Hazel Foster, and his mother, Beulah Griffin Foster, and his brother, Randy. Richard was born on November 22, 1952 and lived most of his life in Ben Hill County, having lived the past 45 years on N. Merrimac Drive where the neighbors named him the Mayor and Sheriff of Merrimac. If Richard ever met you, he never forgot you or your name. Richard was an avid bicycle rider and loved fishing with his fishing buddies. He was of the Baptist faith, having attended church in his early years at Northside Baptist in Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Friday, February 24, 2023, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Clayton Dowd officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fitzgerald. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6PM until 8PM at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
He is survived by two sisters, Judy & Ronnie Blackstock of Fitzgerald and JoAnn & Nat McCalvin of Tifton; a brother, Steve & Charlene Foster of Irwin County; nieces and nephews, Stephen Foster, Nathan McCalvin, Pam Evans, Kristi Foster and April Blackstock. Several great nieces and nephews also survive. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Randy Foster.
The family would like to give special thanks to his loving caregiver Audrianna Floyd.