Meet Our Caring Staff
Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.

Brian P. Foster Sr.
President/Treasurer

Brian P. Foster Sr.
President/Treasurer
Brian is a resident of Portsmouth and a 1976 graduate of John Tyler Community College with an associate degree in mortuary science. Brian is active in the Portsmouth Lions Club, Knights of Columbus #418, St. Paul's Catholic Church, the National Funeral Directors Association, the Virginia Funeral Directors Association, and the Association of Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia. He currently serves as the President/Treasurer of B.W. Foster Funeral Home
Shirley W. Foster
Secretary
Shirley W. Foster
Secretary
Shirley, a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, grew up in Richmond and Virginia Beach. She is a graduate of Princess Anne High School and a former licensed beautician. She has over 35 years of experience in mortuary cosmetology and is well known for the expert and loving manner with which she prepares ladies for viewing, visitation, and burial. She is married to Bart Foster, and together they have three grown children and three grandchildren. She currently serves as the Secretary of B.W. Foster Funeral Home.

Bart T. Foster
Retired

Bart T. Foster
Retired
Bart T. Foster is a native of Norfolk County and a retired chief hospital corpsman from the U. S. Naval Reserves. Married with three children, he attended Old Dominion University and graduated summa cum laude from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He is active in the Rotary Club of Portsmouth, Knights of Columbus #418, Elks Lodge #82, the Church of the Resurrection, the National Funeral Directors Association, and the Association of Independent Funeral Homes of Virginia.

Rebekah Fox
Manager/Funeral Director

Rebekah Fox
Manager/Funeral Director
In 2001, Rebekah Fox moved with her family from her hometown of 5000 in Arkansas to the Tidewater area. She was homeschooled for her last two years of high school, then worked a variety of jobs: nanny, overnight drugstore clerk, and an office 9-5. But none felt like places to put down roots. Intrigued by the potential of an interesting and characteristically off-beat way to be of service, she applied and was accepted to the Funeral Service Program at Tidewater Community College. After graduating summa cum laude in May 2017, she began her internship at B. W. Foster Funeral Home two months later, in July. She received her license and became our newest funeral director and embalmer the day after Christmas in 2018.
