Earl P. Foreman Sr.

WEST POINT - Earl Presley Foreman Sr., 79, died 
Oct. 6, 2006, at his residence. Graveside services 
will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Bethesda Cemetery 
in Crawford with Dr. James Towery officiating. 
Visitation is today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Calvert Funeral 
Home in West Point. 

Mr. Foreman was born July 10, 1927, in Columbus 
to the late Lorene Elizabeth Wright Foreman and 
William Presley Foreman. He retired from Bryan
Foods as a mechanic. He was a veteran of the 
U.S. Air Force and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

 In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his 
brother, Ruben Charles Foreman; and sister, Mary Acker. 

He is survived by his wife, Hilda Peterson Foreman of 
West Point; daughter, Gail Butt of West Point; son, 
Earl P. Foreman Jr. of West Point; sisters, Lorene 
Flippen and Brenda Foreman, both of West Point, and 
Linda Callahan of Weir; brothers, Thomas Foreman of 
Macon, Luthern Foreman of Columbus, Arthur Foreman 
of Senatobia and Danny Foreman of Olathe, Kan.; 
three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 
Odie Hill, Kenny Dill, Laddie Huffman, James 
Watson, James Flippen and Henry Acker will serve
 as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Calvary 
Baptist Church, 460 McCord St., West Point, MS 39773.


Transcribed by C. L. Herrick on June 22, 2008