Albert Lelan Foley

Albert “Al” Foley, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022, following a brief illness.

Mr. Foley was born on September 19, 1943, in Augusta, Georgia to the late William and Ruth Foley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Scott Foley. Mr. Foley was a United States Air Force Veteran having served during the Vietnam War. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Cornelia. Mr. Foley was retired from Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson) with 25 years of service. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was known to his grandchildren as “Gran-Gran”.

Survivors include his loving wife of nearly 53 years, Patty Nicholson Foley, of Cornelia; daughter and son-in-law, Noelle and Kevin Granger, of Easley, SC; grandchildren, Anna (age 22), Sahale (age 16), Logan (age 14), Violet (age 7); sisters and brothers-in-law, Jo and Leonard Lowery, of Augusta; and Ann Foley and Bill DeCosta, of Bethesda, MD.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel with Dr. David Turner officiating. Interment will follow in the Yonah Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Grant Reeves Honor Guard.

Services will be livestreamed on the funeral home’s Facebook page “Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory” (facebook.com/whitfieldfh)

The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the funeral home prior to the service.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123