Barbara June Foster

Fuquay-Varina- Few can say they’ve lived a life with no regrets. Fewer still can say it after 79 years of living. But “I have no regrets; I’ve lived a good life,” were some of the first words uttered by author and former schoolteacher Barbara “June” Warren Foster after learning she had advanced pancreatic cancer, which claimed her life on December 9, 2014.

What does a life without regret look like? According to June’s favorite Bible verse (Matthew 6:33) it looks like this: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteous and all these things will be added unto you.”

June began seeking after God’s kingdom at the age of nine while attending the First Baptist Church of Montezuma, Georgia, the city where she was born. That same year and season her husband, Lawrence Joseph Foster, professed his belief, nine years before they met.

June described meeting Larry as the “most important” highlight of her life. August marked their 59th wedding anniversary. Throughout their journey, they were blessed with three daughters – Denise Sabari, Rebecca Hartman, and Peggy Foster, who is probably in June’s arms now as spina bifida claimed her life at only five months old.

June is also survived by her sister, Mary Sanchez; brother, Richard Warren; four grandchildren, Mary Lewis, Joy Avila, Hope Hartman, and Justin Hartman; and two great-grandchildren, Jordan Sabari and McKenzie Lewis.

June’s favorite song was “When the Roll is Call Up Yonder.” She answered the roll call in school every day for 12 years and then called roll as a teacher for 28 years. She said that just about every time, she thought to herself, “Thank you, Lord, when you call the roll up yonder, I’ll be there.”

And so she is.

Her memorial service will be held on December 19th at 1:30pm at Colonial Baptist Church in Cary, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Colonial’s Global Missions Program.