Billy Ray ‘Bill’ Foster
Billy Ray (Bill) Foster, 85, died on April 25, 2021, in his home. He was born July 10, 1935, in Pea Ridge,
Ark., to Glen Dolan Foster and Zoe (Carden) Foster.
He graduated from Pea Ridge High School in 1953 and went on to pursue several different career paths. He retired from Putnam City Schools in 1997 after 22 years. He then spent several years as an electrician, traveling and doing remodel and new construction on power plants. In 2005, he started driving a school bus, driving for both Southern Tech and Plainview Schools in southern Oklahoma. Most recently he started driving a shuttle for Winstar Casino, where he remained until his death.
He married Joyce Easley in 1956. He later marrried Judy (Keltner) Wilcox on Sept. 3, 1988. He and Judy loved to travel and went on trips whenever possible.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Zoe Foster; and two sons, Randy Dolan Foster and Kevin Ray Foster.
Survivors are his wife, Judy Foster of the home; son, Mark Stephen Foster and wife Sharon of Ardmore, Okla.; daughter, Michelle Stephenson and husband Don of Ardmore, Okla.; brother, Ronald Foster and wife Charlotte of Pea Ridge, Ark.; sisters, Ann Harris and husband Chuck of Pea Ridge, Ark., Sue Weaver of Tulsa, Okla., and Deanna Todd and husband Larry of Tulsa, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Rebecca O’Loughlin of Providence Forge, Va.; Mark Foster Jr. of Ellsworth, Maine, Rachel Foster of Newport News, Va., Ashley Roma of Palm Bay, Fla., Ashley Welch of Oklahoma City, Okla., Stacey Welch of Shawnee, Okla., and Micaela Welch of Ardmore, Okla.; 13 great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Pace Cemetery in Pea Ridge, Ark.
Arrangements were by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge, Ark.
Online condolences may be made at sisccofuneral home.net.