Marie Foster, 80, of Austin, Arkansas, was born May 15, 1931 at Cotton Plant, Arkansas, to Robert and Ola (Cross) Hambrick, and she died Wednesday, January 18, 2012.  She was a member of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in El Paso, Arkansas, and the Cabot Chapter #508, Order of the Eastern Star.

Marie is survived by three children, John Foster (Becky), Debbie Coburn and Jill Howard (Larry), all of Austin; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly; sisters, Martha Sue Oliver of Beebe, Louise Dobson of Fargo, Arkansas; and brother Bobby Hambrick of North Little Rock.

She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-three years, John Foster, Sr.; a son, Robert Joseph Foster; a daughter, Bennett Holland; her parents; and a son-in-law Hershal Coburn, Sr.; and brothers Jay, Frank and Carl Hambrick.

Family  received friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe.  Funeral was  2:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.  www.westbrookfuneralhome.com