William “Bill” Foster Obituary (1949

William (Bill) Dale Foster, Age 76, surrounded by his loved ones, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2024 after a courageous 7 year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born on January 12, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to Robert and Edna (York) Foster. Bill was raised in Kansas City, Kansas. During his childhood Bill spent a lot of time outdoors in which he had found his love for fishing. In high school, Bill attended and graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas where he was heavily involved in the theatre department while also being on the swim team. After high school Bill enlisted in the Air Force where he served on the flight line during the Vietnam war as an airplane mechanic. Bill spent 7 years in the Air Force and upon leaving the Air Force, he joined the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department. This is where he met his best friend and beautiful wife Susan (Sue) Kay Foster. Sue’s father served as Bill’s captain on the fire department during this time and on Father’s Day of 1981 Sue came to the station to visit her father. Bill and Sue met on this day and became inseparable from that day on. Bill and Sue married on March 20, 1982. Bill’s love for outdoors remained strong as Bill and Sue, along with their 3 kids Rebecca-Lynn, Sara, and Andy spent the majority of their vacations camping, and then later on RVing. Bill retired from the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department in 2007. After retirement Bill and Sue began full time RVing where they split their time mostly between Cotter, Arkansas and Apache Junction, Arizona. Bill in retirement loved fishing, hiking, biking and most of all spending time with Sue. Bill and Sue moved to Cedar City, Utah in August of 2020 to be closer to their daughter and youngest grandkids Lillian and Zachary. Bill was associated with and supported by the Community Presbyterian Church. Bill’s love for Sue and his entire family was what he got the most happiness from and will be what he is remembered for the most. Bill was preceded in death by his sisters Wanda Foster and Ruth Drury. He is survived by his wife Sue; his daughters, Rebecca-Lynn (Becky) Reeves, Sara (Dave) Carr; his son, Andy (Lindsey) Foster; 4 grandchildren, Josh, Jacob (Jessica), Lillian and Zachary. Funeral Services will be determined at a later date. All funeral arrangements will be made through Cedar Valley Funeral and Cremation.