November 5, 2022, 75, Mount Olive –

Janice Marie Gainus Foy, 75, of the Mount Olive area, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022, at her home.

She was a native of the Alum Springs area near Mount Olive.  Her life’s work had included work at area convenience stores, Carolina Turkey’s, and other venues, but perhaps she was happiest while serving as a nursing assistant with home health care. 

Mrs. Foy is survived by a son, Jefferson Foy, and a daughter, Mary Susan Foy, both of Mount Olive; six grandchildren, Olivia, Victoria, Nanette, Janice ChrisAnn, Joseph, and Cody Wayne Foy; and a great-grandson, Jason Wayne Foy, all of Mount Olive; a sister, Pearl Goodman of Lexington; several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Mary Deaver Gainus; an infant daughter, Janice Eileen Foy; two brothers; and three sisters; and a daughter-in-law, Nanette Sentz-Foy.

Funeral services for Mrs. Foy will be held at the graveside at Deaver Family Cemetery on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 2:00 p.m.  Officiating will be the Rev. Lattie Ray Goodman. The family will greet friends and relatives at the cemetery.

(Cemetery is located in the 600 block of Alum Springs Road, Mount Olive, NC)