Funeral service for Emma Foster, 89, of Auburn, AL, will be at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2026, at White Street Missionary Baptist Church, 535 Carlisle Drive, Auburn, AL, 36832 with interment in Westview Cemetery, 700 Westview Drive, Auburn, AL, 36832, Reverend Jamal Oliver will officiate.

Mrs. Foster passed away Sunday, October 11, 2026 at her home in Auburn, Alabama. She was born July 25, 1937, in Cartersville, Georgia.

Public viewing will be Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Auburn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will conduct The Omega Omega Service beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Omega Omega Service is open to the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the public.

Mrs. Foster will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband of 66 years, Ralph Foster of Auburn, AL; one daughter, Dr. RaEll Foster of Phenix City, AL; five sisters, Annette Canty of Cartersville, GA, Betty (Charles) Masten of Stafford, VA, Bertha (Steve) Paul of Phenix City, AL, Mae Helen Word Trice of Canton, GA and Gladwyn “Peggy” Dodson Davis of Columbus, GA; one brother, Phillip “Dooley” Dodson, of Cartersville, GA; one aunt, Vivian Dodson of Hamilton, GA; four devoted nieces, Lacey Seabrook of Jonesboro, GA, Paula Canty Cobb of Duluth, GA, Kelli Masten of Stafford, VA and Artrelle “Duchess” Williams of Atlanta, GA; a devoted nephew, Dr. Tharis Word of Cartersville, GA; four special ladies she considered as daughters, Vanessa Echols, Anita Pinnock both of Auburn, AL, Ternesa Campbell Cooper of Locust Grove, GA and Valerie Smith of Washington, DC; four caring and devoted godsons, Eugene Harris of Tallahassee, FL, Kenneth (Jessica) Samuel of Opelika, AL, Dr. Kent Smith of Omaha, NE and Garnet Paul of Newport News, VA; a goddaughter, Kristian Samuel of Atlanta, GA; a god-granddaughter, Aquarius Shawnta Card of Atlanta, GA; special friends, Mary Echols, Tish Chambliss, Veronica Jackson and Dr. Harriet Billups all of Auburn, AL; devoted caregivers, Gwendolyn Rea and Annie “Lisa Spinks” Dowdell both Auburn, AL; a dedicated domestic interior and exterior magician, Shirley Rowell of Auburn, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, The Auburn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., White Street Baptist Church family and many friends.

The family of Mrs. Emma Jean Dodson Foster acknowledges with grateful appreciation all acts of kindness, prayers, cards, telephone calls, flowers, and words of comfort extended to us during her extended illness and our time of bereavement. May God bless each of you.