September 28, 1924 - June 19, 2015
1924 - 2015

Ruth Anna Foster 90, St. Joseph, MO passed from this life on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. She was born in St. Joseph, MO to A. Clyde & Lucille G. (Spencer) Ingram on September 28, 1924.
Ruth enjoyed reading, helping and caring for people. She was a member of Hillyards first LPN Class and practiced and volunteered her vocation for the remainder of her life. She donated her time in doing regular blood pressure monitoring at the Joyce Ray Patterson Senior Center in St. Joseph.
She is survived by two sons; Charles Wesley (Linda) Brown, Dr. Roger (Cindy) Brown; two daughters, Barbara (Lloyd) Budine, and Marsha (Dr. Robert Allen) Brown, plus close family member John (Dee) Carter; one sister, Catherine Laurence; ten grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren with numerous step-children, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, Charles Alfred Brown, William Harvey, and Robert Foster, and one sister Gretchen Smiley
Ruth gave a generous donation of her body to KU Med Center for medical research. No services are planned.