Ruth Steele Foster

Ruth Steele Foster, age 97, passed away on August 27th, 2024. Ruth was born on November 18th, 1926 in Morrow Georgia to the late Henry Arthur Steele and Millie Kate Stansell Steele. Ruth was the youngest of 5 girls. On June 2, 1946, she married Emerson Parks Foster.

Ruth worked at the Capital in Atlanta Georgia selling car tags. After marrying Emerson, they ran a grocery store/ postal office in Flippen, Georgia in 1950 then went on to work at Central Feed and Seed Co. With her husband until she retired in 2009. Ruth was a member to the 1st United Methodist Church in McDonough, Georgia. She joined the church when she was 15 years old and sang in the choir from age 18 to 91. Ruth and her husband along with their close friend, Betty Anne Drake, formed a trio and sang in many churches, at revivals and funerals. Ruth loved her church and her church family and being around her family and friends loved going out to eat.

Ruth is survived by her son, Tim (Carmen) Foster; daughter Millie Foster (Tom) Martinez; grandchildren Donovan (Amy) Lara, Timothy (Amanda) Foster; great grandchildren Skylar Lara, Arabelle Lara, Charlie Lara, Jaxon Foster, Levi Foster along with several nieces and nephews who will miss her dearly.