Marjorie Mae Foster

Friday, January 24, 2020
Marjorie Mae Foster

Marjorie Mae Foster, age 98, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at the Medicalodges in Fort Scott, Kan. She was born Sept. 14, 1921, in Fort Scott the daughter of Frank and Ruby (Gump) Phillips. She married Melvin “Boots” Foster Nov. 2, 1940, in Nevada, Mo. He preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 2007. Before retiring, Marjorie was secretary and bookkeeper for Boots Foster Floor Covering Service.

Marjorie was a long-time member of the First Christian Church of Fort Scott. In her younger years she loved playing golf with her husband and good friends. She was active in the Ladies Golf Association of Fort Scott and Mound City.

Survivors include a daughter, Helen Kay Heffernan and husband Don, of Hebron, Ky., and a son, Melvin Foster and wife Susan, of Fort Scott. Marjorie had three grandchildren: Steven Heffernan and wife Jane of Hebron, Ky., Heather Foster of Webb City, Mo., and Matt Foster and wife Mary of Manhattan, Kan. She had seven great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and three sisters.

Rev. Reed Hartford will conduct graveside services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Konantz Cheney Funeral Home before leaving for the cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Activities Fund at Fort Scott Medicalodge and may be left in care of the Konantz Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall St., Fort Scott, Kansas, 66701. Condolences may be submitted to the online guest book at konantz-cheney.com.