Funeral services for Mrs. Eloise Polk Foster, 87, of Ferriday, LA will be held Saturday, July  25, 2020 at 11:00am from the St.  James Baptist Church in Frogmore, LA with Pastor Eddie Schiele officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the directions of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday, LA.

Mrs. Foster, daughter of Andrew and Irene Jackson Polk, was born in Frogmore. She was called into  eternal rest at Riverland Medical Center in Ferriday.

She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized by the late Rev. Murphy Smith at St. James Baptist Church in Frogmore. She was married to  Eddie Foster and remained a devoted wife to him until his passing.

Sister Foster graduated from Sevier High School in Ferriday and received a virtual  certification as a Dietician from  the University of Florida. She was employed as a certified dietician at  Ferriday High School;  Concordia Nursing Home in Ferriday; Camelot Leisure Living Home in Ferriday and Trace Haven Nursing  Home in Natchez, MS where she later retired.

She leaves to cherish her memories: one daughter, LaDonna Bowman-Smith; two  sons, Ernest Wayne Smith, Willie Mozell Brown all of Ferriday; Andy Bowman (Stacey) a  grandson she raised of Los Angeles, CA; special nephew, Leroy C. Smith of Rockledge, FL; special nieces Leona C. Bastian (Mike) of Long Beach, CA; Delores Thomas of Ferriday; Peggy Cain (Chester) of Natchez, MS; Beverly Warner (Charles) of Vidalia, LA; grandchildren,  Erika Bowman, Jakobe Wells, Jamel Smith, Jimmie Jackson, Fredrick Saulsberry (Jasey) ; Cederick Saulsberry and David Humphrey all of Ferriday; Jameka Smith and Jamie Bowman (Darrell) of Baton Rouge, LA; Lamont Wilson of Pontiac, MI.

Also fifteen great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren; god children, Sharon Allen-Jones, Linda Henderson, Neil Harris, Cynthia Skipper, Robert  Skipper all of Ferriday; Jackie Skipper of Baton Rouge, LA; Gwen Plummer of Houston, TX; Chauncey Skipper of Riverdale, CA; Sandra Barber of Jonesville, LA; special friends, Addie B. Phillips and Velma Slain both of Ferriday; Verna Baptiste and Francis Williams ;  Clyde Baptiste all of Vidalia, LA; her caregivers, Lynette Glasper, India Jackson, Eulonda Lee, Rochelle Green all of Ferriday and a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.