Ms. Kathleen Foster, affectionately known to her many friends and loved ones as, "Ms. Kat", was born on May 25, 1939 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Virginia Foster Smith. She oved to Winston-Salem with her family at a young age and attended Atkins High School.

Ms. Kat served in the private duty domestic sector until her retirement. She also worked for Budd Services. In her spare time, served as a little league football coach in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Ms. Kat attended Shiloh Baptist Church and New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. She was known as everybody's mom or grandma because of her loving and caring nature.

She preceded in death by her mother, Virginia F. Smith; sisters: Curtis Mae Foster, known to family and friends as Peggy and Eva Nell Foster-Holmes (Yaa Asantewa); nephews: Robert Lee Holmes, Jr., Kevin Foster, Kermit Ray Ford; great grandson, Kaleb Isaiah Samuel.

Left to cherish her memories are daughters: Renee Foster-Gary (Ken), Nell-Vernon Foster Perry, and Annette Foster-Watson (John); son, Lamond Christopher Foster; grandchildren: Dr. Michelle Foster-Carver (Kevin), Donna Wynette Foster, Rikki Samuel Bailey (Leaeric), Shanell Perry-Samuels (Joseph), Christopher (Ryan) McDaniel, Vernon (Courtnie) Jennings, Lamond Christopher Foster, Jr., Javere Marquez Wilkes, Trevon Lamar Cooley and Krishon Joseph Foster; niece, Colonel Valerie E. Holmes, DDS and nephew, Keith Gerald Gregg, Sr.; along with a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be held at 12 Noon, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 in the chapel of Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 11:30 AM until the funeral hour. Public viewing will be from 12 PM ~ 6 PM, Monday, June 22, 2026 at the funeral home.