Robert John Foley Jr.

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 15, 2012

March 28, 1961 – Aug. 12, 2012

VIDALIA — A memorial Mass for Robert John “Bob” Foley Jr., 51, of Natchez, who died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at his residence, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Kunnumpuram officiating.

Graveside services will follow at the Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Webb Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church.

Mr. Foley was born March 28, 1961, in Natchez, the son of Robert John Foley Sr. and Rose Mary Meador Foley. He attended Cathedral High School in the late 1970s.

Bob was a man of a number of trades that included a chef and working in the movie industry. His favorite was working in the oilfield with his father-in-law, Randy Thompson. His greatest love was spending time with his wife and children who were his love and his life.

Survivors include his parents of Natchez; his wife, Jennifer Thompson Foley; two daughters, Cameron Bahin Foley and Madeline Claire Foley; one son, Dylan Burns Foley, all of Vidalia; two sisters, Susan Foley Moore and husband, John, of Starkville and Rose Mary Foley Weadock and husband, Ashley, of Natchez; one brother, Glenn J. Foley of Natchez; one sister-in-law, Natalie Thompson; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers will be Shawn Doherty, James Logan, Clay Arnold, Cori Broswavik, Eric Junkin, Johnny Ray and Glenn Hall.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Camellia Hospice and the American Cancer Society.

A very special thanks to Camellia Hospice, Laura Burns, Buffy Ainsworth, the respiratory therapy department at Natchez Regional Medical Center and all the employees at Natchez Regional for their help and support.