Violet Ruth Foley of Willows died on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, after a short stay at Enloe Medical Center in Chico. She was born in Colusa to Vernon and Ruth Shuman on June 16, 1941.
She married her loving husband, Jack Foley, on March 25, 1959, and graduated from Colusa High School in June of the same year. Violet and Jack spent the next 62 years of marriage loving and caring for each other and their two children.
In the early years of marriage, along with being a wife and mother, she was earning her Associate Degree in Accounting from the College of the Redwoods in Eureka. After moving back to the valley, she used her degree as an accountant for Colusa County for three years and Glenn County for 25 years, retiring in 1999.
In her free time, she also used her accounting abilities in the family business, Willow Walk Floral Shop, a business that she thoroughly enjoyed and gave her love of flowers a chance to flourish.
She loved to go fishing and camping. Many happy memories were created during those times.
Her other loves were gardening, watching wildlife, playing Bingo, and spending time with her family. She lived her life to the fullest, never complaining, and always with a positive attitude.
She was a kind, loving and caring soul, touching many lives with her teasing and fun-loving ways, which she carried with her right up to the end of her journey. She will be greatly missed by many, but never forgotten.
She leaves behind her loving husband, Jack Foley; her two children, Vernon Foley (Gaynelle) and Toni Wharton (Gary); her two grandchildren, Kasey Foley and Veronica Foley; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
All are welcome to attend her memorial service set for 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Willows Cemetery.
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