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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Burnis Marie Ward Foy
Burnis Marie
Ward Foy
Jul 31, 1924 — Nov 30, 2014
Burnis Marie Ward Foy's Obituary
Graveside services for Burnis Marie Ward Foy, 90, of Sugar Land, TX, are set for 10 AM Friday, December 5, 2014, at Garden of Memories Cemetery, 525 W. Loop ST., El Campo, TX 77437.
Burnis Foy was born July 31, 1924 in Louise, TX to Charles Alfred Ward and mother Charlcy O'Neal Ward. She died on November 30, 2014 in Sugar Land, TX to be with her beloved husband Dan Foy, who predeceased her in 1993.
She graduated from Texas State College for Women in 1944, with BA & BS degrees. She was previously employed by Humble Oil and Refining Company and later owned Pecan Tree Farm on Hagerson Road, Dewalt, Texas, where she and Dan raised horses, taught riding and bred and raced thoroughbred horses. From 1977 on, Burnis was a newspaper editor and volunteer at First United Methodist Church Missouri City, TX.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mamie George Community Center Richmond, TX. http://www.catholiccharities.org/pages/content-migration/mamie-george-community-center.
Condolence messages may be written for the Foy family at www.garmanycarden.com.
Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.
Burnis Foy was born July 31, 1924 in Louise, TX to Charles Alfred Ward and mother Charlcy O'Neal Ward. She died on November 30, 2014 in Sugar Land, TX to be with her beloved husband Dan Foy, who predeceased her in 1993.
She graduated from Texas State College for Women in 1944, with BA & BS degrees. She was previously employed by Humble Oil and Refining Company and later owned Pecan Tree Farm on Hagerson Road, Dewalt, Texas, where she and Dan raised horses, taught riding and bred and raced thoroughbred horses. From 1977 on, Burnis was a newspaper editor and volunteer at First United Methodist Church Missouri City, TX.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mamie George Community Center Richmond, TX. http://www.catholiccharities.org/pages/content-migration/mamie-george-community-center.
Condolence messages may be written for the Foy family at www.garmanycarden.com.
Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.
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