Foster Hiers Jr.

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Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Foster Hiers Jr.

Foster Prince Hiers Jr., 62, of Middlepoint, died June 28, 2007, at the Laurels of Shane Hill Nursing Home, Rockford. Death was due to natural causes.

He was born March 31, 1945, in New Orleans, La., to Foster and Marie Chesler Hiers. His mother survives.

Also surviving is a sister, Carol (Paul) Eckrich, Diamondhead, Miss.

He was a purchasing agent for an electrical company.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

There will be no calling.

Arrangments were handled by Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford.

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