Elsie M. Foust

September 2, 1930 - February 9, 2015

Elsie M. Foust, age 84, of Mount Vernon, MO formerly of Stotts City, MO died on Monday, February 09, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. Mrs. Foust was born in Stotts City, MO on Tuesday, September 02, 1930. She was the daughter of Fred and Gertrude (Whaley) Wiehe. Miss Wiehe was married to James Foust in Stotts City, MO on September 2, 1949; and he survives. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Mt Vernon. Mrs. Foust worked at Juvenile in Sarcoxie, MO for several years. Surviving are the following: her husband, James, of the home; two daughters, Deborah Ryan of Omaha, NE and Barbara Foust of Mount Vernon, MO; one sister, Wilma Jean Tiede of Great Bend, KS; ten grandchildren; and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Foust was preceded in death by a son, Larry, on March 18, 2012. Memorial services will be held at the First Christian Church in Mount Vernon, MO on Saturday, February 14, 2015, beginning at 10:30 AM with Rev. David Nordyke officiating. Mrs. Foust has been cremated at her request by Lakin Funeral Home of Pierce City, MO. Memorials may be made to the family.