Martha Foley Obituary
Ms. Martha Rachel Foley, age 85 of Stuart, Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2025, at SOVAH Health- Martinsville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Patrick County on October 27, 1939, to the late George Edgar Foley and Hestell Turner Foley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Ruby Jane Foley and Ruth Foley Wingfield; and a brother, George Herman Foley.
Surviving is her sister and brother-in-law Dorothy (Dot) and L.B (Luther) Stone of Stuart, VA.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 27, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Moody Funeral Home with Elder John Wingfield officiating. Burial will immediately follow in the John Adams Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.moodyfuneralservices.com.
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202 West Blue Ridge Street PO Box 307, Stuart, VA 24171
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