Lula Mae Pruett Foust, age 107 of Clinton passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be sorely missed by her family. She was born in Hancock County, Tennessee on March 4, 1903, and moved to Anderson County at an early age. She graduated from Coal Creek High School, and Knoxville Business College. She married her high school sweetheart, Charlie Rufus Foust on August 12, 1930. They lived in Oliver Springs, where he managed the local White Store. After moving to South Clinton, they owned and operated Foust Grocery Store for a number of years. She was a long-time member of South Clinton Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by parents, Thomas Miller and Alice Coleman Pruett; husband, Charlie Rufus Foust; brothers, Calloway, White, Lyde, Everett, Turley, and Frank Pruett; sister, Luna Pruett Alexander; son-in-law, Leslie Earle Johnson; and great-granddaughter, Anessa Kay Hohman.

Survivors include: daughter, Irma Foust Johnson of Farragut; son, Charles Dwight and wife Nancy Smiddy Foust of Chattanooga; daughter Norma Foust and husband Lowell Hohman of Clinton; grandchildren - Denise Johnson and husband Dale Ray, Jr. of Suwanee, GA; Cheryl Johnson and husband Donnie Shanklin of Farragut; David Charles Johnson of Friendsville; Michael and wife Sheila Hohman of Clinton; Alan and wife Wendy Hohman of Oak Ridge; Callie Foust and husband Brian Adkins of Knoxville; Sheri Foust and husband Eric Gardzina of Brentwood; 16 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 6-8p.m. at the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with funeral service at 8:00p.m. with Dr. Roger Pugh officiating. Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 24th at 11:00a.m. at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in Claxton. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of the arrangements.