Mrs. Deloris (Dee) Irene Knowles Foy, age 70 passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Lakewood Care Center in Denver, NC after an extended illness. Mrs. Foy was born July 21, 1948 in Rowan County to the late Robert Pasco Knowles and Faith Irene Beaver Knowles. Dee was a member of Emanuel Presbyterian Church and truly loved her Lord. She was educated in Rowan County Schools and spent her early career as a distribution manager and other various positions for Hoechst Celanese Corporation and later she utilized her passion for antiques by opening her own business, Dee’s Antiques which she ran for many years. Dee was also a true animal lover, especially cats. She always had one as her pet and companion prior to her becoming ill. She loved to travel and find new adventures and she loved her family and friends very dearly.
Those left to cherish her memory are her brothers, Robert Warren Knowles (Linda) of Swansboro and Tommy Charles Knowles, Sr. (Celia) of Salisbury. Her nephew, Tommy Charles (Chip) Knowles, Jr. (Michelle) of Oak Island, her nieces, Tracy Louann Amburn (Chris) of China Grove, Teresa Ann Knowles (George Brown) of China Grove, and Marian Faith Cherry (Nick Ketchie) of Salisbury also survive her along with several great nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Mrs. Foy will be on Sunday, February 24, 2019 from 5:00-7:00pm at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove. Funeral services will be on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 2:00PM in the Chapel of Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home officiated by the Rev. Dr. Larry Beaver. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.dignitymemorial.com. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Foy.
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