EUREKA…Mary “Kay” Foster, 87, of Eureka, passed away at 4:32 p.m., Tuesdy, June 22, 2010 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
Kay was born on May 4, 1923 in LaHarpe, Ilinois to Harold and Mamie Shutwell Negley. She married Joseph E. Foster on June 26, 1948. Joe survives.
Also surviving is one son, Steven (Aleshia) Foster of Washington; two daughters, Mary Jo (Dennis) Musick of Secor and Pauline Pierson of Morton; two sisters, Clara (Kenneth) Sallee of Hamilton, Illinois and Mildred Turpening of Louisville, Kentucky; nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant grandson and 3 sisters.
Kay was co-owner of Foster’s Jewelry in Washington and Eureka with her husband for many years, and helped in the day to day operations of the family business.
She was a 1946 graduate of Methodist School of Nursing and had worked as an R.N. in the Peoria area for more than 15 years before joining the family business full time.
Kay had been a a member of both the Washington and Eureka Nursing Club and the Junior and Senior Women’s Club in Washington and Eureka as well as serving as a Den Mother when Steve was in the Cub Scouts.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Mason-White Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor John Hauck officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 3 p.m. until time of service on Saturday. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
Memorials may be made to Young Life in Washington.