PEA RIDGE — William Bond “Bill” Foster,

age 74, of Pea Ridge died Monday, September 20, 2021, at Circle of Life Hospice House located in Springdale. He was born December 3, 1946, in Durham, N.C., the son of Esther May Bond and Arthur Archibald Foster.

Bill was a Vietnam veteran and a retired computer programmer. He spent most of his adult life in Virginia. His singular focus in life was to serve his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He spent his strength reaching out to the poor and struggling; witnessing; discipling others for Christ, and playing his guitar and singing gospel music wherever he could find opportunity. He was a member of New Life Fellowship Church in Pea Ridge for two years after he moved to Northwest Arkansas.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Evie Foster; and his identical twin brother, Alfred Foster.

Bill is survived by: one son, Chris Davis, and his wife Nicole, of Burke, Va.; two daughters, Elisa Foster Wright of Massillon, Ohio, and Melody Foster of Virginia; one brother, Arthur Macdonald “Mac” Foster, and his wife, Margaret, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; one sister, Eleanor Jones, and her husband, Cris, of Pea Ridge; and three grandchildren, Jonathan, Nathaniel, and Benjamin Davis.

A celebration of Bill’s life will be Monday at 4 p.m. at New Life Fellowship located in Pea Ridge with Pastor Gary Ryals officiating. Interment will be October 18, 2021, at 12:45 p.m. at Western Reserve National Cemetery located in Massillon, Ohio.

Memorials may be sent to: Gideons International, P.O. Box 1034, Rogers, Ark. 72757.

Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home Bella Vista. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com .