Foster, Kathy D. (Purvis) 1953-2012

PURVIS, FOSTER, WISDOM, GIBSON, SEDLOCK

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Date: 7/17/2012 at 21:35:25

Kathy D. (Purvis) Foster
April 02, 1953 - January 06, 2012
Harvest, Alabama; formerly of Newton, Iowa

Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the funeral home.

Visitation: The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the funeral home with a coffee time.

Burial will be in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri at a later date.

Those left to honor Kathy's memory are her husband, Steve; son, Jason (Jennifer) Foster of St. Ann, Missouri; daughter, Jennifer (Sam) Wisdom of O'Fallon, Missouri; her three grandchildren, Jonathan and Zachary Foster, and Corie Wisdom; parents, Floyd L. and Maxine Purvis of Grinnell; her two sisters, Pam (Vernon) Gibson of Grinnell, and Denise Sedlock of Grinnell; and brother-in-law, Charles Foster of Newton. She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, and sister, Judith “Judy” Foster in 1999.

Kathy was a graduate of Newton High School in 1971.

Kathy was an active member of the Madison United Methodist Church in Madison, Alabama, where she was on the Administrative Council, a part of Friendly Faces Lead, Sunday school teacher, and a member of the United Methodist Women. She loved being with her grandchildren and family, being active with her church family, hiking and collecting Hummels.

Memorials to the Madison United Methodist Church in Madison, Alabama, American Cancer Society, or to the American Diabetes Association may be left at the funeral home, if mailing to the funeral home, please add Attn: Foster Family on the envelope. ~ Wallace Family Funeral Home website.