Geneva Forster, 84

Geneva Forster, 84, passed away at Augusta University Hospital in Augusta, GA on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023. She was born in Highland Home, Alabama on September 27, 1938 to the late Rufus and Eula Mae Hines. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Samuel B. Forster Jr. and her brother, Alvin Hines. Geneva married her dearest husband, Sam, on October 25, 1963.

She is survived by her three children: Cherell (Ernest) Butler of Aiken, SC; Marcia (Robert) Williams of Center Township, PA; and Rodney (Erin) Burrow of Gibsonia, PA, along with a God-daughter, Kimberly Catlin, of New Castle, PA. She is also survived by three sisters: May Johnson; Mamie Catlin; and Betty Rogers and a sister-in-law, Essie Forster; eight grandchildren: William "Boss" Turner, Michelle Turner, Jamar Turner, Rodney Burrow II, Alysia Williams, Alexis "AJ" Scurry, Amy Jordan and Christian Dorsett; and a host of great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren.

Geneva lived most of her life in Industry, PA and the last 7 years in Aiken, SC. She retired from Eaton Corporation formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Cooperation. She was a dedicated member of the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Midland, PA where she served as Head of Trustees, a Deaconess, an Usher and a member of the Kitchen Ministry for a number of years. Geneva joined Friendship Baptist Church in Aiken, SC in 2017 after relocating and served on the FBC Missionary Ministry and Soup Kitchen until her health began to fail.

Geneva was a faithful and dedicated servant to God, the church, her family and friends.

Viewing will be held 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and services at 1:00 pm, Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 440 Ohio Avenue, Midland, PA 15059.

In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations to the American Heart Association www2.heart.org or the Dementia Society of America http://www.dementiasociety.org in memory of Geneva Hines Forster.

The Dawson Funeral Home, 215 W 5th Street, East Liverpool, OH 43920 (330.385.1010), is in charge of the arrangements.

Friends may call the residence of Cherell Shaw Butler at 803.507.7200.