Dean Foster, 76, of Paris, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in U.T. Southwest Hospital in Dallas. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM till 9:00 PM Friday, April 30, 2021 at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home where online condolences may be sent by visiting www.fry-gibbs.com.
Dean was born on September 4, 1944 in Graham, North Carolina the son of Willard Garfield Foster and Helen Robertson Foster. He served in the U.S. Army receiving the rank of Staff Sgt. Dean retired as Circulation Director for The Paris News.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Bulla Foster whom he married on July 25, 1981 in Burlington, North Carolina; sons, the love of his life, Brent Charles Foster and wife, Dr. Jennifer Foster, Brandon Drew Foster and Justin Dean Foster and wife, Margarita Mejia Foster; he lived for his grandchildren, Jeremy Kyle Foster and Avery Grace Foster; favorite paw buddies, his lab, Harley Sue, Scooter, Lillie, Tillie, Sir Finnigan Drake and Wilbur; sister, Annie Robertson; mother-in-law, Pauline Bulla and brother-in-law, John Bulla and wife, Trish.