Ben Foster

 Mr. Ben Elliott Foster, 77, of Richmond, passed away at The Willows of Richmond on Wednesday, August 14.

 Ben was born in Red Bluff, California on May 10, 1947, to Marion Benjamin and Mamie Lois Stotts Foster, both of whom preceded him in death.

 Ben worked as a logger in the California timber industry. When better health permitted, he enjoyed gardening.

 Ben is survived by his former wife and caregiver, Mary Jo Foster; daughters, Mollie Patton and Bonnie Zucksworth; step children, Amy Gilbert, Nancy Fry, Billie Jean Knotek and Robert Glen Ingle; several grandchildren and several brothers and sisters.

 No services are planned at this time.