Sandra Foster
Published 4:31 pm Monday, August 12, 2024
Sandra Foster
Nov. 28, 1944–Aug. 11, 2024
Sandra Sue Foster, 79, of Chesapeake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at Wyngate Senior Living Community. She was born on Nov. 28, 1944 to her late parents; Frank Herrell and Opal (Robinson) Herrell, at their home in Waterloo.
She was the president of the first graduating class of Symmes Valley High School in 1962.
Sandra worked as a school board treasurer for various school boards in Lawrence and Gallia Counties.
She volunteered at the Cabell Huntington Hospital gift shop for many years during her retirement.
Sandra was a survivor of breast cancer and took pride in helping others through their cancer journeys.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings,
Ken (Char) Herrell, Ann (Bill) Coburn, George (Louise) Herrell, Glenn Herrell and Ruth Spears.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Melissa Foster Bird, of Huntington West Virginia, Zachary (Renae) Foster of Barboursville West Virginia; her grandchildren, Luke and Winnie Bird, and Raegan and Reed Foster; her siblings, Bonnie (Rick) Leszkowicz, of Findlay, Ohio, Chuck (Linda) Herrell, of Chilhowie, Virginia, and Becky (Rick) Cremeens, of Kitts Hill.
Funeral service will be noon Thursday at Tracy Brammer-Monroe Funeral Home, at 518 S. Sixth St., Ironton, with Pastor Chuck Herrell officiating. Burial will follow in Aid Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions to The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org).
Please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net to offer condolences to the family.