Raymond R. Foster, 76, of 27 West High Street, Waynesburg, died Saturday, April 25, 1998, in Greene County Memorial Hospital. He had made his home with Naomi Cross for the past 11 years. He was previously married to Edith Ivanor Foster, who died June 10, 1983. Mr. Foster resided most of his life in Waynesburg, where he worked for several years in the circulation department of the Democrat-Messenger. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army in Europe. He was awarded the Purple Heart and was held as a prisoner of war. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 123, Waynesburg. He also was a member of James R. Farrell American Legion Post 330, Waynesburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4793 and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 598. Surviving are a son, Raymond R. Foster II of Akron, Ohio; a daughter, Mary Herrick of Holbrook; two grandsons, Raymond R. Foster III and Richard Allen Herrick II; three stepgrandchildren, Tracie, Lynda and Chip Dye; and a sister, Lillie Foster Becker of Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Deceased, in addition to his wife, are four brothers, James, Earl, Harold and Frank Foster. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, April 27, 1998Raymond R. Foster
POW of WWII worked at Democrat-Messenger
He was born November 25, 1921, in Weston, W.Va., a son of James and Zella Smith Foster.