Ralph Foster, Jr.

Pastor Ralph Foster, Jr., 66, of Beaumont, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2017, in Lumberton, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2017, at Encounter Church in Groves with Pastor John Burk officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.

Visitation will be preceding the service beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Born in Greenport Long Island, New York, he was the son of Ralph Foster, Sr. and Martha Taplin Foster. Ralph lived in Tripoli, Libya for 6 years before moving to Silsbee, Texas where he met the love of his life, Marilyn, whom he was happily married to for 38 years. He was an artist, the owner of Montage Tribute Art, as well as a musician. He served as a pastor for over 35 years and was recently the pastor at Kingdom Culture Church in Groves, Texas. Ralph was a genuine man with a great sense of humor. He loved his family dearly, especially his granddaughters and will be greatly missed by those who loved and cherished him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Martha Foster.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife, Marilyn Foster; children, Leah Chessher and husband Eugene, of Lumberton and son Ryan Foster, of Beaumont; granddaughters, Cecilia and Olivia Chessher; twin sister, Janice Redden; and sister, Betsy Hart.

Serving as pallbearers will be Christopher Jenkins, Darwin Davis, Scott Hart, Michael Redden, Jr., Keith Luke, Pastor John Blanchard, Sgt. Ahmaal Bodden, and Pastor Stephen Samuel.