Wallace K & Beatrice
J "Bea" (Boyer) Foust
Tombstone photo
Memorial Park Cemetery
Bartlesville, Washington County, OK
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STUMPFF FUNERAL HOME
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Beatrice Boyer Foust was born, along with her identical twin sister, Betty, on March 14, 1925 in Meade, Kansas to Edward H. and Reva (Whitehead) Boyer.
She
grew up living in the country outside of Meade where her father farmed and
raised cattle. Bea attended school in Meade and graduated from Meade High
School. She attended Kansas State University for two years and then worked for
the Office of Price Administration (rationing) during the war. Bea married
Wallace K. Foust at the Baptist Church in Meade on September 15, 1946 in a
double wedding ceremony along with her twin sister, Betty, who married Elmer
Webb.
While Bea and Wallace lived in Meade, Shirley Jean (Foust) Stone was born. They
moved to Manhattan, Kansas for Wallace to attend Kansas State University. During
their time in Manhattan Kenneth Wayne Foust was born.
After Wallace’s graduation from Kansas State University they moved to
Bartlesville, Oklahoma where Wallace was employed by Phillips Petroleum. For
many years she was a homemaker and mother. Bea did work for several years for
Phillips Petroleum Company as a typist.
While in Bartlesville Bea and Wallace were members of Trinity Baptist Church and
then later Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church, where they were active in their
Senior Sunday School. Hobbies that Bea enjoyed were genealogy, bowling, playing
the piano, bridge, lace making and camping. In Bartlesville Wallace and Bea were
members of the Wheels 'N Reels camping group and Bea was a member of the Lace
Makers Guild of Oklahoma, she enjoyed having weekly lace meetings in her home.
She is survived by her children Shirley Foust Stone (Bill) of Branson, MO. and
her son Kenneth W. Foust (Peggy) of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Three grandsons,
twin grandsons - David P. and Michael H. Stone of Branson, MO. and Kent W. Foust
(Angie) of Broken Arrow, OK. and one great granddaughter Kayla Foust; two
sisters-in-law, many nieces and nephews.
Bea was predeceased by her parents, Edward and Reva Boyer, her brother Boyd Boyer, Boyd’s wife Grace and their two children.
Her twin sister Betty Webb passed away on February 21, 2015. Bea’s husband Wallace passed away on March 27, 2002; they had been married for fifty six years.
In the last few years Bea has been living in Tulsa Oklahoma to be near her son Ken and his family.
Family would like to thank her caregivers at the Tulsa Mingo Rd. Brookdale Assisted Living and RoseRock Healthcare Hospice for their care during her time with them. Stumpff Funeral Home in Bartlesville is in charge of arrangements.
Viewing will be at the Bartlesville Stumpff Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 5th, 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm;
Memorial service will be at Stumpff Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:00 am in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Matt Pendergraff officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery Bartlesville.
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