Ella Louise Hammond Foster

Ella Louise Hammond Foster, 84, of Greenup, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at UK Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Louise was born July 5, 1941, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a daughter of the late Edgar E. and Ruby Alice Collins Hammond. Louise was a 1959 graduate of the former McKell High School and a member of Lloyd First Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, and her work at the church. Louise loved her family and spending time with them.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Jack Rufus Foster; two brothers Bill Hammond and Gene Hammond. 

She is survived by one son Rusty (Cheri) Foster of Lloyd, Kentucky; one daughter Cindy McCullough of Lloyd, Kentucky; one brother Fred Hammond of South Shore, Kentucky; six grandchildren Phillip (Leah) McCullough, Brittany (Gerald) Stambaugh, Timothy Jack (Sarah) McCullough, Adam (Sarah) Foster, Benjamin Foster, and Reece Foster; 10 great grandchildren Noah, Logan, Kaelyn, Sophie, Jonah, Jaxon, Lydia, Samuel, Ayden, and Grant; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 pm on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Lloyd First Baptist Church in Lloyd, Kentucky by her son Pastor Rusty Foster. Burial will be in Everman Cemetery in Grayson, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Sunday at Reed Funeral Home in Greenup and one hour before the service on Monday at the church.  Condolences may be made at www.rlrfuneralhome.com.