Catherine Woodfin Foster (1943 – 2022)

Catherine Woodfin Foster, 78, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.

Catherine Woodfin Foster

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 11:00 am at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, with Sammy Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Foster was born on November 15, 1943, in Novum, Virginia, to the late John Powell Cave and Elizabeth Young Brubaker. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy Mills, and her grandson, David J. Chapman.

She worked for High’s for over 20 years and then for 7-11 for another 20 years following that. She looked forward to and loved working at these businesses and seeing everyone in the community. She was part of the Front Royal Community for over five decades. She loved reading, gardening, and interior decorating and enjoyed relaxing with a nice glass of wine. Her Shihtzu, Festes, was her beloved companion. She was always a motherly figure to everyone. This included being the rock that held everything together and cooking meals for everyone, not just family. She was an avid music lover, with Elvis being her favorite performer. Being a music lover allowed her to enjoy dances of the Rock-N-Roll era with her sisters. Her home on Blue Ridge Avenue was never just a home, it was a community where she enjoyed all of her family, the Shenandoah Valley, and a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Survivors include her husband, Roger Foster; son, Chauncey Hawkins; three daughters, Sheri Hawkins Saucedo, Lisa Foster, and Kim Foster Weakley; two sisters, Mary L. Beahm and Frances Woodward; three grandchildren, Jacob Weakley, Meagen Liggins, and Rachel Melvin; seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was especially close with her niece, Tina Matthews.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Weakley, Ronnie Woodward, Ricky Duncan, Bud Matthews, James Buracker, and Jimmy Melvin.

The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.