Lillie Lee Foust

1908 - 2003

Lillie Lee Foust, 95, passed away Friday, July 4, 2003, in Grapevine.

Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Founders Chapel of First United Methodist Church, 422 Church Street in Grapevine. Burial: Grapevine Cemetery. Visitation: open visitation Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials: For those who desire, memorials may be sent to GRACE in Grapevine, Methodist Children's Home in Waco or to a charity of your choice. She loved and served humankind.

Lillie was born Feb. 21, 1908, in Flower Mound and moved to Grapevine in 1930. She was married to J.E. Foust II in 1930, and with her husband purchased the controlling interest in J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors in 1946. Lillie was very concerned and interested in several civic and fraternal organizations, including Grapevine Chapter No. 326 Order of Eastern Star, of which she was a life member, Grapevine Historical Society, a charter member, and the Grapevine Garden Club.

She had been a member of Grapevine First United Methodist Church since 1930 and was its oldest member. She had always been supportive of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce and all civic clubs and organizations for the betterment of humankind and Grapevine.

Lillie was the last surviving member of her paternal family. Those who preceded her in death included her beloved parents, Esaias and Maude Dyer Bateman; sisters, Ora and Sudie; brothers, Johnny and Alvis; and son, Bateman. She was also preceded in death by her precious husband, J.E. Foust II, in 1978.

Survivors: Lillie is survived by a son, J.E. Foust Jr. of Grapevine; grandchildren, John Foust IV and wife, Donna of Denton, Amanda Foust of Trophy Club and Adair Foust of Grapevine; also by several nieces and nephews; her canine children, who were the pride and joy of her life, "Miss Charlotte," "Missie," and "Pokie"; her devoted caregivers; her beloved niece, Wanda Lee Eldridge and Ila Fuller; special loving friends, Sandy Tiller Schange and Marlene Ivester.