Funeral services for Elbert “Les” Foster, 92, of Smithville were held Feb. 6 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Bro. Robert Presley officiated with burial following at Whorton Springs Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by the Veterans Honor Guard.
Mr. Foster passed away Feb. 4 at NHC Healthcare Center in Smithville. He was a retired nursery worker and farmer and  served in the U.S. Army and was a WWII veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents Joe and Virginia “Virgie” Cannon Foster; his wife Lorene Foster; sisters Maggie Fentress, Gladys Foster, Myrtis Gallion and Elsie Foster; brothers Grady, Ernest and Edward Foster; half-brothers Matt, Henry, Kelly and Claude Foster; and a half-sister Ailene Foster.
Survivors include his children Brenda Driver and Jerry Foster, both of Smithville, and Prentice (Jan) Foster of Sparta; three grandchildren Chad Driver, Jalon and Loren Foster; a great-grandchild Caroline Nicole Driver; and several nieces, nephews, great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers included Jimmy Pack, Alfred Pedigo, Harold Hale, Mike Foster, Chad Driver, Jalon Foster and Larry Knowles.
DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville,  was in charge of the arrangements.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
Feb. 13, 2013
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