Phyllis Ann Foley, 84

Phyllis Ann Foley, 84 years of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at the Laurels of Dekalb, Butler, Indiana. Phyllis was born May 14, 1939, in Ashley, Indiana, the daughter of the late Robert Henry and Thelma Vae (Wise) Schannen Sr. She was a 1957 graduate of Pleasant Lake High School. Phyllis married George L. Coney on May 24, 1956, and the marriage ended in divorce. She then married Jerry B. Foley on May 26, 1984, in Mackinaw Island, Michigan, and he preceded her in death on January 10, 2020. Phyllis was a bus driver for Rise Incorporated and Angola MSD. She was also a lifelong farmer, getting up at 5:30 a.m. to milk the cows, before she drove her bus route. Phyllis was affiliated with the Hamilton Church of Christ. She was a member of the Angola Moose Lodge and the Hamilton Fish and Game Club. Phyllis ran her sewing shop for 20 years, she also enjoyed cooking, camping, fishing, and tending to her vegetable gardens.

Surviving are her three children, Donna (Don) Abbott of Golden Lake, Angola, Indiana, Douglas (Dodie) Coney of Lawrence, Michigan and Diana Nall of Pleasant Lake, Indiana; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one sister, Marilyn (Stephen) Newman of Hudson, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, George Coney, and Jerry Foley; one daughter, Deborah Firestone and her brother, Robert Henry Schannen Jr.

Visitation for Phyllis Ann Foley will be Thursday, August 31, 2023, in the Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 3985 East Church Street, Hamilton, Indiana, beginning at 11:00 a.m., followed by funeral services at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, with Scott Ailes, Minister officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Indiana.

Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorial contributions be made to Riley Children’s Hospital, 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202 or to the Hamilton Fire and Rescue Department.

Condolences may be sent to the family, or the online guest book may be signed at www.oberlinturnbull.com

VISITATION

Hamilton Chapel

  • 3985 Church Street
    Hamilton, IN 46742

FUNERAL SERVICE

Hamilton Chapel

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    3985 Church Street
    Hamilton, IN 46742

INTERMENT FOLLOWING THE SERVICE

Hamilton Cemetery

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    2000 East Church Street
    Hamilton, IN 46742

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