Mary Coody Foster

Mary Coody Foster, 78, of Valdosta died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Heritage Healthcare following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 2, 1934 in Valdosta to the late Richard and Mattie Zipperer Coody and has been a resident of this area all her life. She retired as a nutritionist with the Lowndes County School System and was a member of Redland Baptist Church. She loved to garden, and was an avid fisherman. She was also a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy Foster LaGrange and Perry LaGrange of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nancy and Steve Shiver of Valdosta; granddaughters and their spouses, Darenda and Josh Proctor of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Micki and Eddie Scarborough of North Bend, Oregon, Jennifer and Jeremy Gordon of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Ashli and Derrik Butler of Valdosta and Amber and Kraig Whitmer also of Valdosta; 11 great-grandchildren, Tyler Scarborough, Casey Proctor, Cierra Scarborough, Caitlin Proctor, Kendall Proctor, Caleb Proctor, Aden Gordon, Brandon Butler, Lane Butler, Bralin Dykes and Kinsley Whitmer; two sisters, Lavinia Hammock and Maxine Cothron of Valdosta; a sister-in-law, Gladys Coody and a brother-in-law, Clair Fletcher; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman R. Foster and numerous brothers and sisters.

Services for Mary Coody Foster will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in the chapel of the Carson McLane Funeral Home with Rev. Jay Watkins officiating. The burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. Carson McLane.


Funeral Home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA
US 31602