IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Robert Nathaniel

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"Bob" Foster

September 22, 1956 – December 15, 2025

Obituary

Robert Nathaniel Foster, 69, a resident of Greenville, Alabama passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025.

Funeral Services for Bob will be held at 2 P.M. on Thursday, December 18, at the First Baptist Church of Greenville with Brother John Girdley officiating. Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with Dunklin Funeral Home of Greenville directing. They will receive friends at the church on Thursday from 12-2 P.M.

Bob was born on September 22, 1956, in Greenville, Alabama. He was a 1974 graduate of Fort Dale Academy. After graduation from high school, Bob worked at The Foster Company. In 1978, Bob married Susan McFerrin. Bob held a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1980.He dedicated his life to working in that field for 49 years with 20 plus years being the Human Resources Director at Regional Medical Center. In 1990, Bob became a jeweler and owner of McFerrin's Jewelry in Greenville.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Nathaniel Davis and Robert Ellen Ewing Foster.

He is survived by his wife, Susan McFerrin Foster, of 47 years, his two children, Nathaniel and Jehle, and four grandchildren, Pride, Daniel, McFerrin, and Brooke. His three sisters, Helen Foster Gewin, Annette Foster Norris (Mike), Nancy Foster Leverette (Tommy) and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will include Jim Dunklin, Gale Slagley, Charles Newton, Patrick Skipper, Phillip Fouts, David Norrell, Johnny Till, and Terry Moseley.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Foster Family Legacy Fund at Fort Dale Academy or the Children's Ministry at First Baptist Church of Greenville.

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Services

Visitation

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December
18

First Baptist Church of Greenville

212 Fort Dale Road, Greenville, AL 36037

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Funeral Service

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December
18

First Baptist Church of Greenville

212 Fort Dale Road, Greenville, AL 36037

Starts at 2:00 pm

Graveside Service

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December
18

Starts at 3:00 pm

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