Marge Foote, 84, known in the Fellowship as a prayer warrior and as the mother of Pastor Robert Foote of the Huber Heights Grace community Church in Ohio, passed away in her sleep during the early morning hours Thursday, March 23, 2006, at her home in Winona Lake, IN.
Born in Shreveport, Lousiana, she married Richard H. Foote in 1944. He died in 1983.
She moved to Kosciusko County, Indiana, in 1987, after having lived many years in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was an art and home economics teacher in the public schools. She retired in 1982. Mrs. Foote was a member of the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church and the Winona Literary Club.
Surviving are two daughters, Jeanne Gillenwater and Mrs. Phillip (Julie) Steele, both of Warsaw; and her son, the Rev. Robert Foote, of Huber Heights, Ohio. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and a sister.
Visitation is Sunday afternoon at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, Indiana, from 1-4 p.m. and the service is at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church on Monday at 10 a.m., Pastor John Teevan officiating, with viewing one hour before. Graveside service is at 3 p.m. Monday at Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne.
Memorials may be given to Grace College and Seminary or to Grace Brethren International Missions, both located in Winona Lake.