Paula was born in Bristol, VA to Paul and Glen Brown. She attended Francis C. Hammond High
School and in the years that followed, she attended night classes to get her GED. She married
Melvin Blake Foster, III on May 9, 1981, in Fairfax, VA. She began work as a bonding agent for
Roseberry Bonding Company in 1980. In 1985, Paula and Kyle Roseberry purchased the
business, thus renaming it, Roseberry & Foster Bonding Company. In 1994, Paula became the
sole proprietor and remained as such until her passing.
Paula is preceded in death by her parents, Paul, and Glen Brown; and her siblings, Mary-Jane
Brown Setzer, Frank Brown, Jimmy Brown, William (Billy) Brown and her husband, Melvin
Blake Foster, III.
Paula is survived by her daughters, Joyce Ann Tantoco and Wendy Lea Thacker;
granddaughters, Quinn Leanne Thacker, Savannah Jane Thacker, Cheyenne Rose Thacker and
Jadelyn Rose Tantoco.
Pallbearers will be David Thacker, Kodi Logan, Mark Brown, Bill Covert, Kenny Tarman and
Lon Dittrick.
Funeral services will be held at 12pm on Monday, October 10, 2022, at Demaine Funeral Home
in Fairfax City, VA with Robert Ash officiating. Burial will follow at Fairfax City Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Demaine Funeral Home.
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