Sonya R. Foster

Sonya R. Foster, age 18, of Thomson, Illinois, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Visitation will be held from 3 - 8 pm on Monday, July 21, 2008 at the Law - Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. A memorial fund has been established in Sonya's name.Sonya was born January 20, 1990, in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Robert A. and Patricia L. (Anderson) Foster. She graduated from West Carroll High School with the Class of 2008. Sonya recently became engaged to Phil Hunt of Savanna, Illinois. She worked at the Super 8 Motel in Clinton, Iowa. Sonya was always happy and was a friend to everyone she met. She always looked for the good in people. She enjoyed hanging out with her friends and going to the movies and waterparks. She loved spending time and playing with her niece Jacey.Sonya will be dearly missed by her parents, Robert and Pat Foster of Thomson; her fiance, Phil Hunt of Savanna, Illinois; two brothers, Robert Foster of North Carolina, and Justin Foster of Thomson; one sister, Carla Rice of Thomson; her grandparents, Carl and Pat Anderson of Thomson; one niece, Jacey Foster of Thomson; as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins, and friends.Sonya was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, one sister, and one cousin.