Marion Philip Foster

1923 - 1984  (60 years)

• Name	Marion Philip Foster
  Birth	31 Dec 1923	Sanger, Fresno, California   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Oct 1984	Clovis, Fresno, California
  Person ID	I53631	Scudder
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Clarence Phillip Foster,   b. 25 May 1891, Fresno county, California d. 4 Nov 1964, Fresno, Fresno, California (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth Anderson,   b. 4 Aug 1894, Squaw Valley, Fresno, California d. 6 Mar 1976, Dinuba, Tulare, California (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Jul 1912
  Divorce	12 Sep 1930
  Family ID	F19180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	M.L. Parker
  Children	1. S.P. Foster   2. D.L. Foster   3. M.E. Foster   4. C.P. Foster   5. D. Foster
  Family ID	F19182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Marion attended schools in Auberry and Clovis, graduating from Clovis High School. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps and the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was self-employed as a household appliance repairman while living in Clovis. Marion was a founder of the Clovis-Dry Creek Historical Society; an ex-noble grand humbug of the Jim Savage Chaper 1822, E Clampus Vitus; secretary-treasurer of the Fowler Friday Evening Club; and president of the Transierra Roisterous Alliance of Senior Humbugs (TRASH). He was a member of the Mensa Society; the Garden of the Sun Corral of Westerers International; the Society of Calfornia Pioneers; and the Fresno County Historical Landmarks Advisory Commission. He also was active in the Clovis High School Band Boosters, the Parent-Teacher Association and Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts groups.

  
  

• Sources

  [S604] California Birth Index, 1905-1995.