Kathleen "Patricia" Foshee

An informal gathering of family and friends remembering Kathleen Patricia Moore Foshee, 80, of Pittsboro, North Carolina, will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Rose Hill Cemetery, where her cremated remains will be interred so she will reside between her parents, whom she adored, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Foshee passed away on May 13, 2013 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina of pneumonia, complicated by a 40 year battle with scleroderma. She was born February 17, 1933 in Laferia to Hollis A and Kathleen Jordan Moore. Patricia grew up in East Texas. Her father was an advisor on education to two U.S. Presidents as well as Superintendent of Schools for the State of Texas, and responsible for significant changes in the Texas school system. She graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in June of 1953. During her lifetime, in addition to Texas, she and her husband, Stanley also lived in Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Virginia, and spent the last four years in North Carolina near her youngest son, Andy. While in Arizona, she had a significant impact as a teacher to her Native American and Hispanic students. She was very active in her church wherever she lived, including Chair of the Christian Education Committee at one of the largest churches in Arizona. Patricia was known for her devotion to God, and lived her conviction that she should always be helping others. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Hollis A. Moore, II, former President of Bowling Green State University in Ohio and Randolph Jordan Moore, a highly respected pianist, entertainer, and author. She is survived by her loving family including husband, Stanley Dean Foshee and sons, Mark and wife Judy of Phoenix, Arizona and Andy and wife Melissa of Pittsboro, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a charitable donation to a reputable organization of your choice. Some of Patricia’s favorites include the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr., Suite 105, Denver, CO 01923, MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) P.O. Box 47, Nampa, ID 83653, the Appalachian Project, P.O. Box 55911, Lexington, KY 40555 and the Morris Animal Foundation at MorrisAnimalFoundation.org.

Kathleen "Patricia" Foshee

February 17, 1933 - May 13, 2013