Walter Gray Foster, 60

A retired Carrier employee, a Mason and member of Liberty Lodge 77, and Spring Street the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Claude Jackson and Lucille Young Foster; and was preceded in death by first wife, Martha Ann Foster; stepdaughter, Vivan Garrison; and brother, Jimmy Kenneth Foster.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Foster; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Kirt Martin of Smithville; stepson and spouse, Talis and Nancy Cantrell; and grandchildren Ryan Herron, Shannon and Kim Pirtle, Chad Pirtle and Talisa Cantrell; brothers and sisters-in-law, Claude Eugene Foster of Smithville, Aubrey and Mary Foster of Morris, Ill., Joe Thomas and Sue Foster of Smithville, Donald Ray and Linda Foster of McMinnville; sister and brother-in-law, Juanita and Charlie Agee of Smithville; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Stacey Foster and Glenda Winchester, both of Smithville, Len Gay of Virginia and Ken Gay of Indiana.

Services were held Tuesday at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Barry Whittaker, Robert Pollard and James Wright officiating. Burial followed at DeKalb Memorial Gardens.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.