Beatrice Elliott Foulks

FOULKS, Beatrice Elliott
Passed away peacefully of natural causes in her East Sacramento home of fifty two years on January 1, 2005. Widow of the late Oldsmobile Dealer, George W. Foulks. Born in Sacramento on July 27, 1917. She was the granddaughter of the late John Elliott, owner of the vast 5,000 acre Elliott Ranch in south Sacramento County. Bea was the daughter of the late Albert Elliott and Caroline Elliott Killingsworth. She was a life-long resident of Sacramento, graduating from Sacramento High School. Following high school, she attended Sacramento Junior College and transferred to Mills College, prior to her marriage to George W. Foulks. Survived by her three devoted daughters, Carolyn Foulks Bailey and Barbara Foulks Dorsett of Sacramento, and Linda Foulks Campbell of Elk Grove. Also survived by six adoring grandchildren, Robert George Bailey and Christine Lynn Bailey of Sacramento, Deborah Downing Kranz of Neuleiningen, Germany, and Steven George Downing, Jr. of San Diego, Stacey Beatrice Smith of Sacramento and Nicole Jessica Campbell of Elk Grove. Also survived by seven great grandchildren. Bea is survived by her step-sister, Helen Flowers of Dunsmuir, loving cousins, A. Elliott Castello of Berkeley, John Wallace Castello of Carmel Valley, and her devoted Caregiver, "Rachel", who lovingly cared for her in recent months. She was a charter member of North Ridge Country Club and charter member of Valley Hi Country Club. She had a passion for playing Bridge and enjoyed many Bridge games at North Ridge Country Club and Duplicate Bridge at the Sacramento Bridge Center. She was an accomplished swimmer and swam in her pool regularly for many years. Out of respect to her wishes, there will be no Memorial Service. W.F. GORMLEY & SONS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS.