Ivie Funeral Home Obituary - FRANCES WALKER FOSTER Frances Walker Foster, 73, of Hayesville died Wednesday (June 4, 2008). A native of Clay County, she had lived in Columbia, SC before moving back to Clay County 15 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Nathan and Jessie Russell McCray and the wife of the late Lonnie Walker and the late J.R. Foster. She was a retired employee of R.L. Bryan Printing Company in Columbia, SC. Frances was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Gillespie. Surviving are her step-mother, Inez McCray of Hayesville; five sisters, Jennifer Stroud, Konda Byers, and Evelyn Cothren all of Hayesville, Brenda Haynes of Lugoff, SC, and Shirley Gibson of Hartwell, GA; six brothers, Arlin McCray, Johnny McCray, and Jimmy McCray all of Hayesville, Tommy McCray of Andrews, Jack McCray of Robbinsville, and Kenneth McCray of Midland, GA; a special niece, Janet Dockery; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday (June 7) in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville with the Rev. Dallas Crowder officiating. Interment will be in the Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Blake and Tony Dockery, David Byers, Larry Stroud, Matthew McCray, and Brandon Davis. The family will receive friends from 12-1:45 Saturday afternoon at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Frances Walker Foster to the Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 191 Hummingbird Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904. Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.

FRANCES WALKER FOSTER

Frances Walker Foster, 73, of Hayesville died Wednesday (June 4, 2008). A native of Clay County, she had lived in Columbia, SC before moving back to Clay County 15 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Nathan and Jessie Russell McCray and the wife of the late Lonnie Walker and the late J.R. Foster. She was a retired employee of R.L. Bryan Printing Company in Columbia, SC. Frances was of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Gillespie.

Surviving are her step-mother, Inez McCray of Hayesville; five sisters, Jennifer Stroud, Konda Byers, and Evelyn Cothren all of Hayesville, Brenda Haynes of Lugoff, SC, and Shirley Gibson of Hartwell, GA; six brothers, Arlin McCray, Johnny McCray, and Jimmy McCray all of Hayesville, Tommy McCray of Andrews, Jack McCray of Robbinsville, and Kenneth McCray of Midland, GA; a special niece, Janet Dockery; and several other nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Saturday (June 7) in the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville with the Rev. Dallas Crowder officiating. Interment was held in the Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Blake and Tony Dockery, David Byers, Larry Stroud, Matthew McCray, and Brandon Davis.

The family received friends from 12-1:45 Saturday afternoon at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville prior to the services.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Frances Walker Foster to the Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 191 Hummingbird Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.

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