Michael DeJuan Foster

Michael DeJuan Foster obituary

Michael DeJuan Foster

Michael Foster Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Small’s Mortuary - Mobile on Aug. 16, 2025.

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Michael DeJuan Foster was born on August 7, 1976 to Vivian

and Morris "Maurice" (Enid Mswia) Bailey. Michael aka

"Mike" passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Prichard,

AL.

Mike attended Blount High School, where he was an avid

baseball player. He enjoyed classic collector cars, swing-out

dancing, and being around his family. Mike was a member of

the Labor Union and an experienced Landscaper.

He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother Annie

Powell, and Mary Kidd; grandparents: Leroy "Batman" Foster,

Narver Lee, Sr., Eon Bailey-Yates, John and Cynthia Mack-

Johnson; uncles: Leroy Foster, Jr., Roland Foster, Sr. and

Adolphus Bailey; and cousin, Kelon Montrez Foster.

Michael leaves to cherish his love and legacy to his three

children: Michael Edwards, Tyneshia Adams and Nathan Belle;

loving mother, Vivian Foster; father, Morris "Maurice" (Enid

Mswia) Bailey; devoted grandmother, Mary Foster; siblings:

Earl Foster, Fatman Railey, Kanyika Mswia, Akhenaten Mswia,

and Agnes Mswia-Katuga; uncles and aunts: Anthony (Karen)

Foster Sr., James Bailey, Narver Lee Yates, Jr., Abraham

Johnson, Robbie Bailey, Ronnie Bailey, Cynthia Foster, Edna

Bailey, Mary Bailey, Debra Yates-Adams, Rosemary Bailey,

Bernadette Yates, Roland Bailey and Sarah Johnson, ; cousins:

Pastor Jeffrey and Sarah Mackie; and a host of others; signifi-

cant other, Kimberly McKinley; and a host of nieces, one devot-

ed, DeNiya Foster, nephews, one devoted, Earl "ManMan"

Foster, Jr., cousins, other relatives and friends who will cherish

their memories of Michael.

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