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Bernard Foskey

Mr. Bernard Preston Foskey, age 98, of Uvalda, died Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia.  He was a native of Toombs County, living in Montgomery County most of his life, and was a 1942 graduate of Uvalda High School.  During World War II, he worked as a welder at the Savannah Shipyard.  He worked with Piggly Wiggly for more than twenty-two years, also with the Ford Calhoun-Currie in Uvalda, Holland Construction, and T.D. Lamb Construction.  He was a member of Smyrna Church since 1952, a member of the Smyrna Men’s Club, and served as Sunday School Superintendent for more than forty years.  He enjoyed spending time with his church family, friends, and gardening.  He is preceded in death by a granddaughter, Angela Foskey Hart; his parents, James Arthur Foskey and Lennie Viola Smith Foskey; two brothers, Milton Foskey and Dorman Foskey; a sister, Altine Foskey Burke.

His family includes his loving wife of seventy-seven years, Carolyn Williams Foskey; three sons, Preston Foskey and wife Judy of Uvalda, Randal Foskey and wife Lynda, and Hal Foskey and wife Darlene, all of Alston; four grandchildren, Lee Foskey and wife Gina of Townsend, Julie Foskey Palmer and husband Jeffrey, Crystal Foskey Hobbs, all of Vidalia, and Craig Foskey and wife Kim of Higgston; two step-grandchildren, Ananda and Jamie; seven great-grandchildren, Darwin, Abigail, Walker, Tate, Melanie, Skylar, and Sloan; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.

The funeral service will Wednesday, February 1st, at 11:00 a.m. at Smyrna Church with Pastor Melvin Kramer and Pastor Ron Johnson officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Flowers are accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Smyrna Church, PO Box 447, Uvalda, GA 30473.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bernard Preston Foskey, please visit our floral store.

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