Gloria Jean Foster

Gloria Jean Foster, 78, of Clarksville, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 12, 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Carl Jenkins and Margaret Jenkins Gray. She was a member of the DAR and a avid Elvis fan. She loved traveling to Gatlinburg and spending time with her family. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth L. Foster; two great grandchildren, Christian and Nathaniel Higginbottom; her step father, Stanley Gray; and step mother, Edith Jenkins. She is survived by her children, Debi Blanton (Danny), Nina Higginbottom (Cleston), James Foster (Margaret) and Wendy Sorg (Sam Puckett); grandchildren, Kenneth Higginbottom, Lucas Higginbottom, Korey Wayne Sorg, Kara Foster, Kayla Foster, Terra Carter, Jennifer Casey, John Paul Blanton, Danyell Wells and Jennifer Pingry Holcolmb; 18 great-grandchildren; siblings, Glen Gray (Gloria), Charlie Gray (Michelle Swinehart), Wanda Lawrence (Dennis), Vicki Gable, and Marlene Phelps (Jim) and two cousins, Lila Greenwell and Donna Hines. A service to celebrate her life will be conducted at 11:00 am on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Kraft Funeral Service, 708 East Spring Street, New Albany. Visitation will be from 2-8 pm on both Wednesday August 14, 2019 and Thursday, August 15, 2019 at the funeral home.