Barbara Ann Douglass Foster

Barbara Ann Douglass Foster, 84, a resident of Odessa for over 56 years, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015 at Medical Center Hospital. She was born June 24, 1930 in Fort Worth, TX, the oldest child of Dale A. and Edith Douglass. Barbara graduated from Big Spring High School, and then graduated from McMurray College in Abilene, Texas. She was quite active in the theater at McMurray and actually stared in the movie production of Medea soon after her graduation. She met and fell in love with Zaro Foster from Harmony, North Carolina, who was stationed at Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, Texas. They were married in Big Spring on November 26th, 1953 and moved to Odessa over 56 years ago.

Barbara loved teaching students and initially taught at Plainview High School. While dating Zaro, and after their marriage when he attended Air Force Officer Candidate School, she continued to teach school in Andrews. After she and Zaro moved to Odessa, Barbara taught at Crocket Junior High School and then Hood Junior High School. She spent the last 25 years of her career teaching Speech and English at Permian High School. Barbara was initiated into Delta Kappa Gamma (a teacher society of outstanding women educators) in 1965. She served as President of the Theta Mu Chapter, and was an active member and officer for 49 years, receiving the Chapter Achievement Award in 2009.

Barbara loved God, her church, family, people, theater, pets, travel, books and the world around her. She easily made friends and had many of them. She was a long time member of Highland United Methodist Church. Due to declining health, she had lived at Park’s Methodist Health Care for the last three years.

Barbara is survived by her husband of over 61 years, Zaro Foster; her son, Craig Foster of Thousand Oaks, California; daughter, Dale Ann Arnold of Odessa; eight grandchildren, Katie, Emily, Jessica, and Rachel Foster of Thousand Oaks, California, Alan Harper of Houston, Bryce Harper of Odessa, Aubrey and Abby Arnold of Odessa; and her only sibling, Judy Douglass Conner of Austin.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Highland United Methodist Church with Rev. David Weyant and Rev. Dustin Burrow officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Highland United Methodist Church or the charity of your choice.

Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.