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Submitted: 10/12/21 • Approved: 10/18/21 • Last Updated: 10/21/21 • R1395503-G0-S3
Army National Guard
July 16, 1959 - June 12, 2020
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Monday, June 15, 2020
SILOAM SPRINGS - Robert Lee Foshe Sr., age 60, of Elkins, Ark., passed away Friday June 12, 2020, in Fayetteville. He was born July 16, 1959, in Fayetteville, Ark., to Luther and Nora Overbey Foshe.
He married the love of his life, Betty Patrick, on July 23 at the age of 17.
Robert served in the Army National Guard for six years and worked as a truck driver until health required him to take an early retirement.
He was a man of many talents, a hard worker and kept himself busy at all times. Robert raced cars, mowed lawns, coached his children in baseball and softball and was a go-to handyman for many friends and family.
He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them. You could always find him building toys, playing tag or enjoying any game they dragged him into. Robert is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Howard Foshe.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Betty Foshe; one daughter, Amy Fish and her husband Spencer of Dayton, Ohio; three sons, Robert Foshe Jr. and his wife Misty of Springdale; Tim Foshe and his wife Kinsley of McComb, Ill.; James Foshe and his wife Shana of Richmond Hill, Ga.; five sisters, Barbara Rogers, Ruth Slavens, Carolyn Foster, Mary Waddell, Linda Bolinger; four brothers, John Foshe, Joe Foshe, Jackie Foshe and Donald Foshe; eight grandchildren, Caleb Foshe, Halley Roach, Zach Foshe, Hannah Roach, Aiden Foshe, Braden Foshe, Blake Foshe and Emmet Foshe.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Tuesday June 16, 2020, at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday at Zion Christian Union Church, 4984 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville, Ark, 72704 with burial to follow at Woolsey Cemetery in West Fork under the direction of Moore's Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. To place an online tribute, please visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.
Married July 23, 1976
Contributed on 10/12/21 by wfields55
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