Willie "Russell" Foster Jr.

Willie "Russell" Foster Jr. obituary, Pontiac, MI

Willie "Russell" Foster Jr.

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Nov

28

Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home Pontiac

268 North Perry Street, Pontiac, MI 48342

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Nov

29

Service

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

512 Pearsall Ave., Pontiac, MI

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Nov

29

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

512 Pearsall Ave., Pontiac, MI

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Willie Foster Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home - Pontiac on Nov. 4, 2025.

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FOSTER, JR., Mr. Willie "Russell" - age 79, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Corewell Health in Royal Oak, Michigan. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 512 Pearsall Street, with funeral ceremony commencing immediately at 11:00AM. Pastor Terrance J. Gowdy, officiating. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 North Perry Street. Friends and pallbearers will assemble 10:30AM at the church Saturday. Mr. Foster will lie instate in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 North Perry Street, and may be viewed between the hours of 12:00PM - 6:00PM Friday.
Mr. Foster leaves to cherish his memory: his children, Keith Benard Foster, Helen Denise Foster, Willa Mae Foster and Shanetia Lanette Houston; 24 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Foster was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Marie Foster; son, Everett Eugene Foster; and parents Willie Foster, Sr., and Janie Mae Wright.

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Upcoming Events

Nov

28

Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home Pontiac

268 North Perry Street, Pontiac, MI 48342

Send Flowers

Nov

29

Service

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

512 Pearsall Ave., Pontiac, MI

Send Flowers

Nov

29

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

512 Pearsall Ave., Pontiac, MI

Send Flowers