- Date Of Birth: August 25, 1937
- Date Of Death: May 1, 2023
- State: North Carolina
Betty Lou Walters Foster, 85, of Statesville, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Gordon Hospice House.
Betty was born on August 25, 1937, in Iredell County, she was the daughter of late Barron Deran Walters and Sarah Lou Adkins Walters. She was a 1955 graduate of Statesville High School, attended Meredith College and graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College with a degree in education. She was married to Wallace Wilkie Foster, who passed in 2006. They were married for 48 years. Betty taught school in Iredell and Alexander County before retiring with thirty-two years in her career.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Leslie Foster Davidson, in 2019.
Left to cherish her memory is a daughter, Kathryn F. Gantt (Shannon Gantt) of Statesville, granddaughter, Jennifer Davidson of Statesville, grandsons, David Davidson (Brandon) of Hickory and John-Barron Davidson (Gracie Thompson) of Hickory and great grandsons, Dougles Davidson of Statesville, and Dalton L. Davidson of Hickory, two nieces, Anne Walters Olihan (Jack) of South Carolina and Joan Walters Carter (Chris) of Hendersonville, NC, great niece, Rachel Hardin and great nephew, Bryan Hardin.
A service to celebrate the life of Betty Lou Foster will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Thursday, May 4, 2023, at St.
