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Obituary for Foley


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday August 26, 2003

Mary Helen Foley, 71, a lifelong resident of Elk, NM, died Saturday, August 23, 2003, in Cloudcroft, NM. Mrs. Foley was born December 9, 1931 in Roswell, the only child of Oris and Hazel (Patterson) Cleve. She attended the Mayhill Baptist Church and was a member of Family and Community Education and the Penasco Volunteer Fire Department. Survivors include her husband, Melvan Foley, Jr. of the family home; two sons, Cleve Pillifant and his wife, Linda of Woodbridge, Virginia, and Melvan C. Foley III and his wife, Jennifer of Elk; two daughters, Kim Foley Hayden and her husband, Sean of Albuquerque, and Gail Lynn Foley of Alexandria, Virginia; four grandchildren, Andy Pillifant, Melissa Whitehead and her husband, Courtney, Levi Foley and Morgan Foley; and three great-grandchildren, Jacob, Nathan and Lael. Graveside Services will be conducted Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 10:00 a.m., at the Foley Ranch Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Mullins and the Rev. Norm Green officiating. Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Hamilton-O'Dell Funeral Home in Alamogordo. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Family and Community Education, c/o Patty Posey, P.O. Box 7, Mayhill, NM 88339. To send a tribute to the family, please visit www.mem.com.