Francis Kay Fogleman

Francis (Frank) Kay Fogleman, most recently of Blowing Rock, NC passed away peacefully Monday, April 7, 2025 at the Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge. He was 93.

Mr. Fogleman was born January 9, 1932 in Verda, Louisiana. He was raised by his parents Willie Keller (W.K.) Fogleman and Nodie Dean Fogleman in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After graduating from Baton Rouge High School in 1949, he joined the Marines in 1950. He was awarded a Purple Heart from injuries he sustained while stationed in Korea. Following his active service in the Marines, he continued to serve as a star recruiter for the Marines in Baton Rouge, LA. When asked about why he was so successful in his recruiting efforts, he remarked “I can talk quicker and longer than the average individual”. He married Marguerite Flint Fogleman in 1959. Frank and Marguerite moved from Baton Rouge, LA to Wilmington, NC and were there several years before relocating to North Augusta, SC in 1965.

 In 1972 Frank and Marguerite divorced and Frank returned to Baton Rouge, LA. In 1979 he married Amy Elliott Fogleman. He and Amy lived in Baton Rouge, Alexandria, and Pollock, LA prior to relocating to the Raleigh, NC area in the early 2000s. They remained married for 45 years prior to Amy’s passing in March, 2024.

Frank thoroughly enjoyed landscaping and he and his wife Amy even had a nursery business in Louisiana for many years. If not working in the yard, Frank could be found out in the woods hunting or on the lake fishing.

He spent most fall weekends in the woods deer hunting and took a large number of bass and catfish from Toledo Bend Reservoir in Louisiana over the years. He loved dogs and cats and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his furry family members over the years including his beloved Scooter, a Siamese cat, and Mister, a miniature Schnauzer.

Survivors include three sons: Scott Keller Fogleman of Blowing Rock, NC; Marion Starks of Dallas, TX; Walter Starks of Chapel Hill, NC. Survivors also include one granddaughter, Elizabeth Fogleman Smith of Zebulon, NC; one grandson Joel Beckett Fogleman of Garner, NC; one great granddaughter due to Joel Fogleman and his wife Anne-Marie Fogleman in May, 2025.

He was predeceased by both Marguerite Flint Fogleman of North Augusta, SC (2020) and Amy Elliott Fogleman of Durham, NC (2024), his father Willie Keller Fogleman and his mother Nodie Dean Fogleman, both of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Family requests memorials to the Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge in Blowing Rock, NC where he spent the final year of his life. Thanks to the many staff members there and Liberty Hospice as well who helped take care of him in his last months. A special thanks to Nurse Elvie who provided an extremely professional and informative level of care during his final months.

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