Frank L. Foutch

August 30, 1932 – September 13, 2024

Frank L. Foutch, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 13, 2024, in Tulsa. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service of Sand Springs.  Funeral service will be 1 pm, Tuesday, September 17, at Olivet Baptist Church with Pastor Scott Palmer and Brother Don Cook officiating. Frank will be laid to rest at Woodland Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Monday, September 16 from 12-8 pm, and family will greet friends from 6-8 pm.  Frank was born to Equilla (Cramer) Foutch and Ernest Foutch on August 30,1932 in Tulsa. Frank attended Tulsa Central high school where he was a standout wrestler. While attending Glenwood Baptist Church, Frank met a beautiful young lady named Shirley Alberty. Frank and Shirley married on Christmas Day of 1951 at Glenwood Baptist Church. Frank entered the ministry and started his career in church music and education and church growth that spanned over 50 years.  Frank's career began at Trinity Baptist church in Sand Springs, Oklahoma Baptist University, Red Fork Baptist Church, Del City First Southern Baptist Church, First Baptist Church of Houston, TX, Arizona Southern Baptist Convention, Plymouth Park Baptist Church, Tulsa Baptist Association, and Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.  After Frank retired, he provided church consulting work and joined Olivet Baptist Church where he would be instrumental in helping provide Sunday School program development, capital campaign management and education curriculum oversight. He also sang in the Praise Age Choir and gave hugs to all in attendance who grew to love his infectious smile and his words of encouragement.  Frank was an avid Texas Ranger baseball fan, making many trips to Arlington, TX to catch a game. He loved to follow the activities of his grandchildren and remembered each and every birthday with a birthday card with cash inside.  A year after Shirley's passing, Frank was blessed to fall in love with and marry a beautiful lady named Pat Hill. They had a wonderful 3 ½ years together. They both attended Olivet Baptist Church and served there together.  Frank will be remembered as a loving father, husband, son, brother, grandfather and great grandfather.  He will be remembered as a man of God and one of the most impactful and influential church educators and church developers in the Southern Baptist Convention.  Frank is preceded in death by his first wife Shirley, his two brothers, Vic and Michael and great grand-child, Adyn. Survivors include his loving wife, Pat, of the home; children: Jan Foutch of Oklahoma City, Cindy Langley and husband, Mark of Ft. Worth, TX, Tim Foutch and wife, Jodi of Bixby, and Teresa Mossburg and husband, Bill of Sand Springs; grandchildren: Alisha Hammons and husband, Ryan, Michael Foutch, Brittney Pitts and husband, Stormy, Casidey Foutch, Natasha Mossburg, and Matthew Mossburg; and great-grandchildren: Addison, Tenley, Emalyn, Eastyn, Jordan, and Bria.

Memorial contributions can be made to Olivet Baptist Church, 155 N. 65th West Ave., Tulsa, OK 74127.

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