Joyce Evans Foy

Joyce Evans Foy, 98, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025, in Annapolis, Maryland. She was born on August 13, 1926, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and was raised in Medina, Ohio, a graduate of Medina High School, Class of 1944. Joyce attended Bowling Green University, where she met her future husband, Thomas Foy. After their marriage, Joyce and Tom began their life together in Berea, Ohio, and later moved to Wayne, New Jersey, where she enjoyed a career in real estate and retail. After spending many fond years in New Jersey, they returned to Medina, Ohio, before retiring to Fort Myers and later Reddington Beach, Florida. In her later years, Joyce made her home in Annapolis, Maryland, where she remained close to family. Joyce embraced life with energy and joy which she shared with family and friends. She loved bowling, golfing, quilting, crafting, walking on the beach, often walking while her son was running races, and volunteering with local food pantries. Joyce enjoyed taking cruises, traveling to Europe, the Panama Canal, and many other destinations. A highlight of her travels was visiting the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, to view a marker commemorating her brother, Bob, Missing in Action during World War II. She was an engaged and thoughtful citizen, often writing letters to the editors of local newspapers to share her perspectives on social and political issues. Joyce deeply valued kindness, tolerance, and unity, and in her own words, her greatest hope was that our country would become “kinder and more loving toward all people of every walk of life.” Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd K. and Edna Mae Bechtel Evans, her husband of 48 years, Thomas Foy, her sisters, Jean Baruch and Alice Tollafield, her brothers, Robert and Thomas Evans, and longtime companion, Curtis Jensen. She is survived by her three children, Gary Foy (Julie), Leslie DePont (Rob), and Stephanie Donahue (Pat), eight grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Rosemary Evans, and many more loving family members. Her memory will be cherished forever and her spirit lives on. She leaves behind a legacy of love, service, and hope for a better world—one that will continue to inspire her family and all who knew her. She will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, reunited with her husband, Thomas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, Pasadena, Maryland, in gratitude for the compassionate care Joyce received in her final days.

Joyce Evans Foy

August 13, 1926 - August 9, 2025