Aidan Joseph Foster

   Aidan Joseph “A.J.” Foster, 10 years old, of 74 Hunt Club Lane, Gates, NC, died Monday, May 4, 2020, in the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA.

   Aidan was born on May 8, 2009 in Suffolk, VA and was the son of Timothy Roy Foster and Crystal Leigh Dowdy Foster. A 5^th grade student at Buckland Elementary School, he was the Vice-President of the Junior Beta Club.

   A typical “little boy”, he loved dirt bikes, football, and all things outdoors. Rough and tumble in his play, his tender side shown in the little things, like finding baby rabbits left behind and nurturing them along. Always cutting up, he was dubbed the “Mighty Meat Ball” by his family and friends. The nickname stuck, just like his personality stuck on those he met.

   In addition to his parents, others who loved and survived him are his brothers, Gavin Taylor Foster and Keegan Gatling Foster; maternal grandparents, Becky and Larry Jones of Gates and Robin Dowdy of Chesapeake, VA; paternal grandparents, Nancy Taylor of East Liverpool, OH and Derrick and Tonya Taylor of North Lima, OH; and great-grandparents, Bill and Diane Eaton of Columbiana, OH and Edith Hamlet of Lynchburg, VA.

   Aidan was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Wayne Dowdy, and maternal great grandfather Lynn Hamlet.

   In lieu of a formal service for an informal “little boy”, the family will have a gathering celebrating his life on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at their home and yard in Gates.

   For those who wish to remember Aidan with flowers, the family is planning a memorial garden at the home, and yard plants sent will be used in that garden. Another suggestion would be a contribution made to Buckland School in his memory, (Buckland Elementary School, 448 NC Hwy 37 North, Gates, NC 27937).

   Miller Funeral Home, 304 Main Street, Gatesville, is assisting the family with arrangements and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.