Roy O. Foreman, Jr., 72, of Coatesville, died on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Ann Wilkes Foreman with whom he shared 50 years of marriage.
Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Roy O. and Elizabeth Keech Foreman. Roy was an area resident all his life and a 1958 graduate of Scott High School. He was employed by Philadelphia Electric as a lineman retiring in 1990 with 32 years of service.
He was a member of the Hephzibah Baptist Church, the Brandywine Goddard Masonic Lodge #383, the West Caln Sportmans Club, Life member of the West End Fire Co., Hemlock Lodge of Elk County, the Maverick Hunitng Camp, the Street Rod Assoc., Eagle Dart Team and he had served as Scoutmaster with BSA Troop 84 of Modena. He enjoyed showing his '34 ford Street Rod and crabbing and boating at his summer home at Buttonwood Beach.
He is survived, in addition to his wife, by one daughter Lynn Marie Bradburn and companion John Julius of East Fallowfield, two granddaughters Meghan and Allison and five siblings; Suzanne Blackburn of Newark, DE, Patricia Doran of West Chester, Stephen Foreman of Sadsburyville, Joan Yamshak of Starr, SC and Charles Foreman of Easley, SC; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 11:00 am from the Wilde funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg followed by interment at the Ukrainian Cemetery, Coatesville. The viewing will be held from 9 to 10:45am with Masonic services conducted at 10:45 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to the ALS Association Development Dept., 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 250, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301.