The family of James E. "Bud" Foister of Maryville, TN announces his passing, and invites all who knew him to remember him here.
These few paragraphs cannot hold a life, but they may carry a memory.
James held deeply to the Baptist faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew him best.
A life of faith is rarely a life of certainty — but always one of trust.
James "Bud" E. Foister
April 10, 1945 - May 3, 2026
Service Date May 6, 2026
The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church: 487 Cochran St., Alcoa, TN 37701. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 P.M. with Pastor Quentin Caldwell and Rev. Danny Buchanan officiating. Family and friends will all meet at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Simpson Graveyard: 564 West Fort Hill St., Loudon, TN 37774, for a graveside service.
James "Bud" E. Foister, 81 of Maryville, went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2026. He was a member of Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church. He loved fishing and piddling. He was preceded in death by daughter and son-in-law: Mary and Freddy Hodge, grandson: Jaden Turpin, parents: Fred and Gladys Foister, sisters: Ann, Shirley, and Alice, and brother: Fred Jr. He is survived by his wife of 35 years: Shirley Foister, special grandson: Brody Turpin, children: Terrie Bayless (Dean), Duane Foister, Carolyn Hubbard, Patty Wallace (Jeff), and Vivian Mull and spouse, 26 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and sisters: Grace Houser and Ruth Green.
Maryville Memorial Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
