Mavis Foster Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 9, 2025, at the age of 80, Mavis Foster of Defuniak Springs, Florida passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Herbert McGowin and Virga Pitman McGowin; her sister Patricia Heywood; and her son John Christopher Foster. She is survived by: her husband Patrick B. Foster; her children, James Steven Foster (Kember Lyn) and Catherine J. Foster; her grandchildren, Jenny Foster (Matt Sherman), Katie Foster, Jack Chamberlain Foster (Mary), Ellaura Jenevieve Jamerson (Lieutenant Brendan Jamerson) and Sydney Rae Williams; her great grandchildren, Maggie Rose Foster and Jenevieve Lynn Jamerson; and her siblings, James D. McGowin (Myra) and Linda Branan (Charles).

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society (cancer.org) or the American Heart Association (heart.org).