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Obituary For Mary Byers
Mary Foster Byers, of Spartanburg, SC, was called home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2021.
She was born on May 1, 1948 to the late John Marcus Foster, Sr. and the Late Maggie Shelton Foster.
Mary dedicated her life to her Christian Faith, Family, Church and Community. As a life-long member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Mary served her church in a multitude of roles, committees and ministries.
She graduated with the Class of 1966 from Carver High School. After completing accounting and Secretarial School, Mary went on to work for Spartanburg County School District 7, until her retirement in 2014, after 47 years. You could also find Mary working at your local Voter Polls and Voter Registration Office.
Mary became a member of the Xi Sigma Philo Chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho Philo Affiliates in May of 1975. As a Philo, Mary participated in providing school supplies, food, scholarships, voter registration, financial literacy, toys, clothes, and overall moral support to the Spartanburg community and entire Philo network. During her time as a Philo, she held multiple offices throughout the local, regional and national levels of the organization.
She was an avid traveler and was able to see most of the United States, surrounding Islands and a few countries. She was a savvy business lady with excellent financial management skills. In her free time, she enjoyed reading, attending social events, spending time with her family and video calling her Great- Grandson.
Left to cherish fond and loving memories are: her granddaughter, Ashley Byers (LaNorris) Smith of Snellville, GA; one great-grandson, Preston Levi Smith of Snellville, GA; her siblings, Sandra Maynes and Harrison Foster both of Moore, SC, Lynne (Theodore) English and Sharella Caldwell both of Spartanburg, SC; daughter-in-law, LaKeisha Byers of Spartanburg,SC; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, sorority sisters and friends.
She was preceded in death by: her son, Karlo Sharif Byers; a special friend, Broadus Haywood; her brother, John Marcus Foster, Jr.; sister, Marsha Faye Foster, and Ida "Annette" Adams; and her brother-in-law, Johnny Adams.
Words cannot express how much Mary and her beautiful smile will be missed by her family, past colleagues, classmates, sorority sisters, friends, and community.
A Celebration of the Life of Mary Foster Byers will be held on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial Gardens, 2256 Cannons Campground Rd., Drayton, SC. Live Stream services will be available on Facebook on the TEEFERGUSONREPORT.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at The John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel, 602 Howard St., Spartanburg, SC.
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Add A CondolenceSharella, Sorry for the passing of the members of the family. God is love. From Mary Rogers class of 72.
My deepest condolences and prayers to Ashley, the Byers and Froster families. The SE Region Philos have truly loss a great part of our sisterhood. She will be missed by so many. 🙏🙏🙏💛🤍 Philo Anita Jones
Mary will be missed by me Anita Littlejohn she was my coworker and friend. It's hard to think about her being gone. But I know God is in control. We love and miss you Mary. Anita
To the Foster family, Our deepest sympathy and our condolences are extended to the family. We will miss Mary. She was an active and valuable member of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church family and a n active officer of our ward 4 group. She is in God's care now and we pray that God will comfort and console the family during this most difficult time. We loved Mary and extend our love and prayers to you. Leon &Maliaka Wiles
Mary was a true lady! She will be missed by all.
To the Foster and Byers Families, You are in my prayers. Remember Mary with all of the years that you shared together. God is able to see you through. He will comfort you and wash away all of your tears. Let this candle exemplify the light from Mary's life that will live in your hearts forever. She will be missed but not forgotten. Sleep In Heavenly Peace Mary. Barbara, Demetrius and Maurice Duncan.
Hello to the Foster and Byers Families. We the Holloway family offer condolences to all. We especially send condolences to Sherella from the Corinth Baptist church Adult Choir. May God, our Lord and Savior continue to strengthen each of you.
Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.
