Foster Family

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Foster Family

Entry/Object ID

9999.BHF.268

Scope and Content

Foster Family James P. Foster Jr. had over 30 years working in Human Resources and counseling with adolescence and adults. He was program director for residential center for alcohol and drugs, counseling with sensitivity groups and individual counseling. He has a Masters Degree from the University of Nebraska . He has a patent for the invention of a bicycle gear box that pedals clockwise and or counterclockwise and still continues to go in forward direction. He worked for North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, Catholic Charities, Helen Davis State School, St. Joseph State Hospital. He was Chaplain at Western Missouri Correctional Center, Greater Jesus Tabernacle All Nation church and president of International Ministerial Alliance. He is married to Cozetta Foster and they have 4 boys, 3 girls, and 11 grandchildren. There is a 1978 picture of Cozetta Foster. Cozetta has a Certificate of Registration for a book she wrote. The title is "Songs in the Key of the Spirit. The Foster Family consists of Pastor James , Cozetta , Ingrid, Kimberly , James, Caleb, Angela, David, and Cynthia. The foster family also includes Aunt Faith Lemmon, Cousin Allen Foster and 10 grandchildren. The family is also part of the Howard Stone family. Cozetta was a Stone before marriage. The family held a Foster Family Life Benefit for "Lady Cozetta Foster". The Foster family also held a Foster Family Christmas Concert on December 13, 2009 at Greater Jesus Tabernacle. You will find the poster for this event in this folder. St. Joseph News-Press December 18, 2008.There is a photocopy of her story of proving her faith with a near death experience. "Are you my mother?" is a photocopy of a page from the Josephine Magazine about Cozetta Foster's story. Alice McVicker is the author of this story. Cozetta runs the Happy Hearts Day care. St Joseph News-Press September 24, 1988 photocopy has a picture of Kimberly, Toni and Cozetta who is going back to school Missouri Western State with her two daughters. Midland News-PressNOW has a picture of Rev. James P. Foster Jr. who was inducted into the Black Archives of Fame at the St. Joseph Museum. Cozetta Foster was also inducted into the hall. St. Joseph News-Press February 28, 2011 also has a story about the induction of Mr. and Mrs. Foster being inducted into the Black Archives Hall of Fame. This folder also has a biographical sketch about the life of Cozetta Foster.

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Search Terms

Black History, Foster Family

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

File, Folder

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 15, 2013

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Foster Kimberly

Person or Organization

Allen Foster

Person or Organization

Angela Foster

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Caleb Foster

Person or Organization

Cozetta Foster

Person or Organization

Cynthia Foster

Person or Organization

David Foster

Person or Organization

Ingrid Foster

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James Foster

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James P. Foster

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Faith Lemmon

Person or Organization

Alice McVicker

Person or Organization

Howard Stone