Ronnie Byrd Foster

Mr. Foster was born on September 16, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of William Foster and Mary Karnbauer Foster. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Music Hall of Fame and voted Best Drummer in Pittsburgh four years in a row. Over the years, he was a member of the following bands in the Pittsburgh area: Michael G & The Eruptions, Jimmy Mac & The Music Factory (who then became the Igniters), Sweet Lightning, Roy Buchanan, The Silencers, Red Hot & Blue, The Hell Hounds, Mystic Knights of the Sea, Bon Ton Roulet and Iron City House Rockers. In Florida, he was also a member of the following bands: Midnight Creepers, Blues (4) Soul, Daytona Blues Society All Stars, Victor Wainwright and he was a session drummer for Kings Snake Records. He was united in marriage to Carrie Smooke on August 19, 2004.

Ronnie is survived by his loving wife of six years, Carrie; two sisters, Kim (Rich) Freyvogel of Spring Hill, FL and Sue (Bob) Redilla of Canonsburg, PA and a sister-in-law, Cindy Foster of Slippery Rock, PA., Susan and John Marzina West Palm Beach FL, Fern Smooke, Tommy and Georgia of Pittsburgh PA, and father in law Jerome Smooke, West Palm Beach FL. In lieu of flowers family request donations be made to Hospice of Volusia Flagler 1625 Veterans Memorial Pky, Orange City, FL 32763, (386) 851-7600

There will be a Gathering of Friends on Thursday, July 7th from 10 am - 11 am at Deltona Memorial Funeral Home, 1295 Saxon Boulevard, Orange City, FL, PH: 386-775-4260 followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 am with Chaplain Judy Fontanez officiating.

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