Foy Johnson Whitfield, age 93 of Hendersonville, passed away on May 10, 2018. She was born in Sampson County, North Carolina on September 2, 1924 and has flown to heaven to receive her angel wings. Much of her life was spent in Nashville with the family she had created. What a beautiful legacy of legacy of love to leave behind.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Nellie Bland Johnson; son, Russell Proctor; and daughter, Wanda Whitfield Graham. She is survived by her children, James Whitfield and Debra Whitfield Meece; daughter in law, Cari Proctor; grandchildren, Sherry, James “Tootie”, Regina (Glenn), Natasha, Lindsay (David Allen), Courtney, Chris (Kayla), Little James (Chelsea), Derrick (Jessica), Jordan, and Molly; great-grandchildren, Jason, Austin, Cheyenne, Julianna, Christi, Jade, Little Chris, Jeramiah, Thomas, Jayla, Sara, Ali, Chance, Lydia, Rosie, Ruby, Abby, Isaiah, Joseph, Zoey, Ben, Brooke, Chloe, Brandon, Alyssa, and Alaya. Special thanks to her loving caregiver, Evelyn Swift.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2:00pm in the chapel of Mount Olivet Funeral Home with interment to follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin at 12:00pm and continue until time of service.
Online condolences may be made at www.mountolivet.com
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