Betty Ree Foisie

Betty was born on July 27, 1930, in Harlan County, Kentucky to David and Mary Stanton. She was the fifth born of thirteen children. Growing up in rural eastern Kentucky, she was a tom-boy who loved playing outdoors in the Appalachian Mountains. A favorite childhood memory she often shared was swinging across a creek on a vine with her best friend.

Betty moved with her family to Detroit, Michigan in the late 50’s. There, she met Robert Francis Foisie and the two were married on December 23, 1960. They settled down in Taylor, Michigan, where they welcomed their only child, Douglas Alexander Foisie on June 16, 1963. Betty was a dedicated wife and mother for many years in Michigan where she created the ideal loving home for her family.

In 2006, Betty moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to live with her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. In 2016, she entered Mount Saint Francis Nursing Center where she received loving care (including weekly visits from the beloved family dog “Pudgie,” along with McDonald’s cheeseburgers and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups) until her passing.

Betty is preceded in death by her father David William Stanton, her mother Mary Golden Stanton, brothers Cecil Stanton, Boyd Stanton, Winfred Stanton, Samuel Stanton, David Stanton, Phillip Stanton and Bobby Lee Stanton, sisters Virginia Shymanski (Stanton), Nancy Fiorini (Stanton), and Jeanette Stanton.

Betty leaves behind her son Douglas, daughter-in-law Shirley Hsiao, grand-daughter Clara Mei Foisie, grand-son Henry Robert Foisie, her only surviving sibling Judith Zajic of New Port Richey, Florida, niece Diane Lemons of Jacksonville Florida, niece Jeanette Williams of Krum, Texas, nephew Larry Stanton of Krugerville, Texas, niece Joyce Patterson of Odessa, Florida, niece Debbie Nielsen of Clearwater, Florida, niece Tori Wann of Clearwater, Florida, niece Gina Fiorini Laarkamp of Taylor, Michigan, niece Rina Woodward of Taylor, Michigan, niece Sandra Stanton of Detroit, Michigan, niece Maria Stanton of Detroit, Michigan, niece Ruth-Ann Stanton of Detroit, Michigan, nephew Anthony Stanton of Detroit, Michigan, niece Linda Stanton of Detroit, Michigan, nephew David Stanton Jr. of Detroit, Michigan, and niece Gwen Stanton of Detroit, Michigan.

A visitation & funeral is scheduled for Monday, May 13, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Betty will be laid to rest beside her husband Robert on Saturday May 18, 2024, at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery in Brownstown Township, Michigan privately with family.