Mrs. Marilyn Foster

FOSTER, Mrs. Marilyn - Age 73, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at her residence. Family hour 10:30 AM Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Second Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 6046 N. Clio Rd., Mt. Morris, MI, with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Pastor Rodney Williams, officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 AM Saturday. Mrs. Foster will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Friday. Mrs. Marilyn Foster was born August 16, 1949, in Brinkley, Arkansas, the daughter of Herman Sr. and Ollie (Crawford) Adell. Marilyn was a resident of Flint, Michigan for over 50 years and was a member of Second Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. She received her Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Arkansas. Marilyn taught school in the Beecher Community and Flint Community School District’s. She was instrumental in helping to start the Foss Avenue Christian School. Marilyn retired from education January 29, 2011. After retirement, she pursued hobbies in Bingo, yard sales, the casinos and going on family vacations. Marilyn also enjoyed hockey and the Detroit Pistons (Joe Dumars) was her favorite player. She also enjoyed watching television, her favorite shows were, Deal or No Deal, Price Is Right, Family Feud, 25 Words of Less, America Says, Gunsmoke and WWF Wresting. She was a prankster and comedian, and enjoyed making her family laugh. Marilyn loved cooking for her family. Mrs. Marilyn Foster leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Warren Foster Sr.; daughters, Janet Foster and Melenia Foster; sons, Warren Foster Jr., all of Flint and Roger Foster of Saginaw, MI; 9 grandchildren, Torrie Foster, Ontario Wynn, Warren Foster III, Roger Foster Jr., Khloe Holmes, Nevaeh Foster, Domynic Foster, Devin Foster and Sataria Grear, all of Flint; a host of great-grandchildren that she loved and cherished; 3 brothers, Riley Franklin Adell, Oliver Wayne Adell and Michael Adell; 6 sisters, Barbara Chunn, Evelyn Adell, Ollie Adell Davis, Cheryl Adell Burnett, Marybeth Hudson and Carolyn Dillard, all of Brinkley, AR; a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Foster was preceded in death by her parents, Herman Sr. and Ollie Adell. The family would like to express special thanks to the staffs of McLaren-Flint and Hurley Medical Center.

Mrs. Marilyn Foster

August 16, 1949 - December 29, 2022