Carol J. Foster

Carol Jon Foster, 84, of Creston, died Dec. 1, 2023, at Creston Specialty Care in Creston. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the Prescott United Church-Disciples of Christ with Rev. Mary O’Riley officiating. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Carol will be cremated following the service and will be laid to rest at a later date. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Prescott United Church or the Union County or Adams County Fairs for 4-H. Condolences can be shared online at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Carol Jon McCarty was born March 19, 1939, in Prescott. She was the only daughter of Charles and Nellie (Freeman) McCarty. She graduated from Prescott High School in 1956. Following high school, she married Kenneth Foster on Oct. 7, 1956.

In their early married life, they moved to Des Moines where Ken attended barber college. Later they moved to Ames while Ken apprenticed in Campus Town at Iowa State University. Ken and Carol settled back in Prescott June 10, 1960, where Ken opened a barber shop on the Main Street. Carol and Ken moved to Creston January 1997, where Carol helped Ken with his barber shops on Main Street Creston and later in 2018 in the basement of their home.

Carol enjoyed attending the Iowa State Fair, trips to Branson, playing cards, attending or watching the many activities of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in addition to the Iowa State Cyclones. Carol cherished her role as a wife and mother of four and was delighted to welcome the subsequent grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Carol was an active member of Prescott Methodist Church and a reliable school volunteer, working many hours in the concession stands and at the ball fields. As the kids grew older, Carol was employed outside the home as a bookkeeper in various feed and grain operations in Adams County. Carol and Ken instilled in their children the values of hard work and the importance of academics, as well as athletics. They proudly attended graduations and activities of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 67 years, Kenneth; sons: Donald (Velda) Foster of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Mark (Jill) Foster of Holt, Missouri, and Rodney (Heidi) Foster of Clive; daughter, Lynn (Daniel) Winterhof of Aurelia; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; Carol is also survived by a brother-in-law, Duane Foster; sisters-in-law: Ruth Daggett, JoAnn Foster and Bobbie Foster; many nephews and nieces.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents: Charles and Nellie McCarty; her brother- and sister-in-law, Vern and Veda McCarty; a grandson, Joshua Foster; parents-in-law, Roy and Georgia Foster; and two brothers-in-law: George Foster and Horace Daggett.