Martha Foster Fox

Martha Foster Fox, 86 of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025. 

Martha was born on October 6, 1938 in Siler City, NC. She was a daughter of the late Myrtle Olivia (Williams) Foster and Samuel Floyd Foster. She graduated from Siler City High School in 1956 and attended Women’s College in Greensboro (UNC Greensboro).

She first worked as a bookkeeper in Greensboro, but later pursued her true passion utilizing her artistic skills. She went to work for a jeweler in Greensboro where she sketched the designs for custom jewelry. She then worked as a commercial artist for the Todd Company of Burroughs in Greensboro. There, she designed and created corporate logos, graphics and artwork on checks and other business forms. She had a natural talent for sketching, drawing and painting. Over the years, she created many family portraits and other paintings of nature scenes. She also enjoyed sewing from a young age where she sewed her own doll clothes. Later she sewed her own clothes as well as clothes for her children. She also enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing piano and was an avid reader. She enjoyed traveling with her husband and family and was fortunate to have traveled to numerous places in Europe, the Caribbean, Canada and Hawaii where she met and had her photo taken with Willie Nelson.

Martha was outgoing and could do anything she set her mind on. She enjoyed talking with friends; many of which were childhood friends who she had kept in touch with over the years up to her final days. She was an incredible mother to her two children, a loving grandmother to two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

At the time of her death she lived in Mount Pleasant, SC and was a member of Isle of Palms First United Methodist Church. She was a previous member of The First United Methodist Church in Siler City, NC.

Martha is preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Floyd and Myrtle Olivia (Williams) Foster; husband, Frank Lee Fox. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Fox Cox (Vance); son, Lewis Jefferson Fox II (Kelly); grandson, Evan Seely Wycoff; granddaughter, Kenleigh Olivia Wycoff Edwards (Colby); and great granddaughters, Sawyer Olivia Brown and Lily Terese Edwards; sister, Sandra Foster Goldsby (Grier); niece, Pamela Teague Holloway (the late Paul); and nephew, Daniel Goldsby.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Rocky River Baptist Church in Siler City, North Carolina. Burial will follow immediately after the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rocky River Baptist Church. https://rockyriverbaptist.org 4436 Siler City-Snow Camp Rd., Siler City, NC 27344. 

Funeral arrangements in South Carolina have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation - Mount Pleasant, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464, 843-884-3833. www.mcalister-smith.com

Funeral arrangements in North Carolina have been entrusted to Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 N. Second Ave, Siler City, NC 27344 (919) 742-2151 https://www.smithbucknerfh.com/locations/smithbuckner