Archie Leonard Foster

Archie Leonard Foster obituary, Fitzgerald, GA

Archie Leonard Foster

Archie Foster Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Paulk Funeral Home - Fitzgerald on May 9, 2025.

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Archie Leonard Foster, 89, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his residence.
Graveside services will be held 3 PM, Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with the Rev. Dusty Stoey officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 PM until 3 PM, Monday afternoon, at the Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Foster was born February 1, 1936, in Irwinville, Georgia, to the late Chester Eugene & Rebecca Corine Walker Foster. Mr. Foster served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. He was a pecan grower and he enjoyed hunting, feeding and watching deer in his orchards. He was a member of Crossview Baptist Church.
He is survived by two children: Sharon Myers & Greg of Sycamore and Todd Foster; two grandchildren: Ethan Myers & Chelsey and Colt Myers & Mary Catherine; four great-grandchildren: Asher Harpe, Wyatt James Myers, Callie Mae Myers and Walker James Myers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Rae Foster; three brothers: Douglas Foster, Glendyon Foster and Herman Eugene Foster and two sisters: Marcella Singletary and Reba Day.
The family would like to thank Bethany Hospice and My Granny's Home Care for their kindness and care of Mr. Foster.
The family suggests those desiring to send memorials, please send them to Bethany Hospice, 1400 North Peterson Ave., Suite 12, Douglas, Georgia, 31533.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.

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