Roy Clayton Foushee

Roy Clayton Foushee, 80, of Gulf, went to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, June 26th, 2025, at home surrounded by family.

Roy was born on August 19th, 1944, in Chatham County, to the late William Thomas and Viola Jones Foushee. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Martha Ann Gaines Foushee; his son, Harold C. Foushee; and his brother, John Robert Foushee.

Roy worked in Pomona Pipe as a forklift driver, Cougar Trucking as a mechanic, and finally at Structural Woods Preserving of Coleridge as maintenance in the wood preserving industry. He enjoyed going fishing and talking on the phone. Roy loved wearing a hat. He was a joker. He loved to make people laugh. Roy loved his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He loved having cookouts and family gatherings. Cooking Sunday dinner for his family was very special to him. Roy also loved watching the hummingbirds. Left to cherish his memory are his four daughters, Lori Ann Stack and her husband, Tommy of Sanford, Martha Jean Woody of Broadway, Jeanette Christine Foushee (of the home), and Annette Keyser and her husband, Arvil of Broadway; his grandchildren, Ginger Sparks and her husband, Gavin Sockel-Cummings of Sanford, Holly Stack, Ashley Hardin, and her husband, Jason, Barbara Jean Woody, William Woody and his wife, Nicole, Skylar Keyser, Leia Keyser, Christopher Foushee, Eli Foushee, and Olivia Foushee; his great grandchildren, Max Hardin, Daisey Baker, Gerald Blackmon, Jr., Bentley Blackmon, Aubrey Woody, and Ella Woody; his sister, Mary F. Gunter of Goldston; his brother, William T. “Buddy” Foushee of Bear Creek; and his brother-in-law, Dennis Gaines of Goldston.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 1st, 2025, at 10 am, at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held Monday, June 30th, 2025, from 6 – 8 pm, at Smith & Buckner Chapel. Burial will follow the service Tuesday at Gaines Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 3956 Bonlee Carbonton Rd, Goldston, NC 27252. Services will be officiated by Pastor Mike Garner.

Memorials can be made in Roy’s name to Gaines Grove Cemetery, 3956 Bonlee Carbonton Rd, Goldston, NC 27252.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home will be assisting the Foushee family.

Online condolences can be made at www.smithbucknerfh.com