Ninth Generation

18169. Pauline Blankenship was born in 1925 in North Carolina. Pauline died in Cary, Wake Co., NC on 24 October 1994 and was buried at Raleigh Memorial Park in Raleigh, Wake Co., NC in October 1994 .^45004,45005

Pauline Blankenship and Carlton Thomas "Pete" Foster were married on 13 June 1948 in Alexander Co., NC.⁴⁵⁰⁰⁶ Carlton Thomas "Pete" Foster was born on 27 February 1922 in Clarksville, Mecklenburg Co., VA. Carlton died at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC on 25 December 2009 and was buried at Raleigh Memorial Park in Raleigh, Wake Co., NC in December 2009 .^45007,45008

Obituary, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, Sun., Dec. 27, 2007

Carlton Thomas Foster Sr. 'Pete' SALISBURY -- Carlton Thomas Foster Sr., fondly known as 'Pete', passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 25, 2009 at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. He was 87.

Pete had an easy smile, and was beloved by his family as well as friends too numerous to name. Pete was born on February 27, 1922 in Clarksville, Virginia to John Thomas and Lucy Irene Green Foster. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. In Salisbury, Pete established himself as a hardworking businessman, first managing a B.F. Goodrich Store, and later Savings Supply Lumber Co. In 1962 the family moved to Raleigh where he became an exceptional salesman for the G.A.F. Corporation.

In his sixties, Pete founded a successful wholesale roofing supply company called C.T. Foster, Inc. Of his business acumen, Pete said, 'God gave me a little ability, and I tried to do it in a very decent, honest way.' He was an avid golfer and also enjoyed spending time at the Blankenship farm in Alexander County.

Pete is survived by his wife Luise "Petie" Palmer Foster and her children Joan Palmer of Salisbury, Janet Larkin and husband Bill of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and Jody Hicks and husband Dr. Preston Hicks of Lexington, Kentucky. Also surviving are his children Kathie Raymond and husband Art of Raleigh, Jean Scarbrough and husband Jim of Concord, and Tom Foster of Raleigh. His sister Fable Byrd of High Point survives as well as grandchildren Art Raymond III, John Scarbrough, Anna Scarbrough Bryant, Jennifer Foster Barnhill, and Lance Corporal Paul Foster. His great-grandchildren are Benjamin Raymond, Katherine Raymond, and Carmen Foster.

He is predeceased by eight siblings, as well as his first wife Pauline Blankenship Foster and his second wife Doris Denning Foster.

A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29 at First Presbyterian Church, conducted by Dr. Jim Duncan, Dr. Randy Kirby, and Rev. Ed Harper. Visitation will follow in Lewis Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation (P.O. Box 96280 Washington, DC 20077), the North Carolina Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2301 Stonehenge Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27615), or First Presbyterian Church, 308 West Fisher Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.

Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Foster family. Online condolences can be made at www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com.