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This is a history of the Foshee family in South Alabama began in the early 1800's. In the early days they entered the timber business, and later would establish the People's Bank of Red Level.

Born and raised in Covington county, Robert "Booster" Harper Foshee Jr as he was known, attended and graduated from Red Level High School. He was too young to join the army during WW II, so he enrolled in Marion Military Institute. After Marion, he attended Auburn University and graduated with a degree in agricultural banking. Upon his graduation, he went to work at the Monroe County Bank in Monroeville. He was then drafted into the army during the Korean Conflict and was a Sergeant First Class in the combat engineer's division. While in the army, he received the Bronze Star for bravery. After the war, Booster came back to Red Level. He began to work at Peoples Bank of Red Level after the death of his father. He worked at the bank and served as President until his retirement in 2000. In 2001, he was honored by the Alabama Bankers Association for fifty years of outstanding service in the Alabama Commercial Banking Industry. He continued his service to the bank as Chairman of the Board until 2022. In 2022, the bank was rebranded “Local Bank ” out of the desire to spread the bank’s legacy and traditions to more communities.

He was a faithful member of Red Level Methodist Church. During his spare time, he loved to work on his forest land and take care of his cows. His work on the forest land resulted in the land being designated as an Alabama Treasure Forest.