Orval L. Fouse

Belton --- Orval L. Fouse, age 77 of Temple, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at a Temple hospital. A memorial service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in Temple on Monday, February 3, 2014 at 1:00 PM with Father Mark Wilburn officiating. Mr. Fouse was cremated. Orval was born November 11, 1936 in Manchester, Kansas, the son of Leon F. Fouse and Lulu E. (James) Fouse. On September 2, 1960, he married his wife, Patricia (Brew) Fouse in Port Arthur, Texas. He moved to Temple from San Francisco, California. He graduated from Chapman High School in Chapman, Kansas in 1954 and later graduated from Kansas State University in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree. He worked as a Mechanical then Environmental Engineer for Gulf Oil which later became Chevron, then retired in 1992 after 33 and a half years. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Temple and volunteered with Churches Touching Lives For Christ (C.T.L.C.) and was an active member of the Tuesday Morning Bible Study at the church. He is preceded in death by parents and one brother, Warren Fouse. Survivors include his loving wife, Patricia Fouse; four sons, Rodger A. Fouse, David L. Fouse, Kevin D. Fouse, Jeffrey M. Fouse; one brother, Earl Fouse; two sisters, Edith Scripter and Irene Jensen; and five grandchildren. In lieu flowers, Memorials may be sent to Churches Touching Lives for Christ, P.O. Box 5, Temple, Texas 76503, The American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW STE 800, Washington, D.C. 20004 or a charity of your choice.