Sally Jo Foster Macsisak, daughter, sister, wife, mother, veteran, and grandmother passed away December 13, 2008 in Dallas, Texas. Her funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday December 15th at the First United Methodist Church of Leonard, Texas. Rev. Willie Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday December 14th at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery. She was born November 30, 1924 in Leonard, Texas to W.R. and Betty Lou (Woosley) Foster. Her grandparents, James Berryman and Sarah Caroline (White) Foster traveled to Texas in a covered wagon in 1866 and settled in Fannin County. Sally graduated from Leonard High School in 1942. She attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce and Louisiana Normal School in Natchitoches, LA. Enlisting in the WAVES in February 1945, Sally completed training at Hunter College, New York. From there, she was transferred to Washington, D.C. Throughout Sally’s time in school and the military she participated in choirs and orchestras, sang in quartets, and played the violin and clarinet. While stationed in Washington, D. C., she met her husband Steve Macsisak. Mr. Macsisak was from Allentown, PA, a career Marine and served in WW II and The Korean War. The couple married October 4, 1946 in Rockville, Maryland. Virginia, South Carolina, and California were homes to the Macsisaks until they made their final destination Leonard in 1957. Being put on the Cradle rolls at eight days old, Sally was a long time member of The Leonard United Methodist Church. She served as Sunday School teacher, choir member, church historian, and trustee. Sally was active and held offices in The American Legion Auxiliary and The American Legion Post in Leonard. When Sally’s four children attended Leonard schools, she served as room mother, Cub Scout leader and PTA member. Sally and her husband Steve owned and operated the Corinth farm inherited from her parents for over 40 years. She was particularly delighted when her four adult children returned to the Leonard area and started working the land her family passed down to her. Sally was a member of the Genealogy Society and enjoyed reading and learning about local area history. Playing card games and dominoes with her family and friends was always a great source of entertainment to her. She also loved cooking, gardening, music, sewing, and fishing. In October 1996, Sally and Steve’s four children honored their parents with a fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Luncheon. Sally was preceded in death by her husband Steve Macsisak, her two older sisters, Emma Robinson, and Mary Louise Foster, and her two older brothers, William and Eddie Foster. Her descendents include: Sons and daughter in law: Stephen and Patty Macsisak of Leonard Bill Macsisak of Plano Daughters and sons in law: Mary Ann and Wally Wilson of Dallas Alice and Stan Coker of Dallas Grandchildren: Travis, Ashley, and Jonathan Coker of Dallas. Nieces Lucia Rogers, Betty Lou Jordan, Easter Wilhite, Lucia Bitner, sister in law- Elizabeth Foster, sister-in-law-Catherine Macsisak Bucchin, and several great nieces and nephews. And of course long-time faithful companion-Princess. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Leonard United Methodist Church in her memory.