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Sammy K. (Sam) Foley, 82, of Merit, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Greenville, Texas. A memorial service will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darwin Morris officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 P.M. until service time.
Sammy was born on August 14, 1943, in Greenville, Texas to James Loyd Foley and Laura Melinda Turner. He married Carol Williamson in April of 1972 in Durant, Oklahoma. He was a cattleman and a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his sons, James Dillard (Jimmy) Foley of Celeste; Ronnie Glen Foley and wife Vickie of Merit, Texas and sister, Norma Prisock of Kansas; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 5 nieces, 3 nephews; great nieces; nephews and many great-great nieces and nephews; Right hand man and special friend Jorge Lopez.
He was preceded in death by parents James and Laura Foley, his wife Carole, sisters, Martha Morton, Nancy West and Claudine Chaney.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to American Diabetes Association, the is donate.diabetes.org
Sammy was born on August 14, 1943, in Greenville, Texas to James Loyd Foley and Laura Melinda Turner. He married Carol Williamson in April of 1972 in Durant, Oklahoma. He was a cattleman and a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his sons, James Dillard (Jimmy) Foley of Celeste; Ronnie Glen Foley and wife Vickie of Merit, Texas and sister, Norma Prisock of Kansas; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 5 nieces, 3 nephews; great nieces; nephews and many great-great nieces and nephews; Right hand man and special friend Jorge Lopez.
He was preceded in death by parents James and Laura Foley, his wife Carole, sisters, Martha Morton, Nancy West and Claudine Chaney.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to American Diabetes Association, the is donate.diabetes.org