Colusa County CA Archives Obituaries.....Fouch, James Madison December 21, 1955
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Colusa Sun Herald, December 21, 1955
Colusa Sun Herald, December 21, 1955
Jim Fouch, Water Chief, Drops Dead
Death Comes On Duck Hunt At Ash Ranch
Colusans were shocked today when James Madison Fouch, 72, superintendent of the 
municipal water works for many years, dropped dead while hunting ducks at the 
Ash ranch west of Colusa. Fouch had gone out this morning with Jack Hampton and 
Dick Schnepper. They returned to the ranch headquarters about 9 o'clock and when 
they found Fouch absent went out to look for him. The body was found by Hampton 
about a mile and a half east of the ranch house. Coroner Howard Moore said Fouch 
apparently had dropped dead about 9:30 o'clock while chasing a wounded goose. 
The bird was found nearby. The body was brought to the J. D. McNary Memorial 
Chapel, Hampton, Jack Schnepper and Elliott O'Rourke assisted Moore in bring the 
body a mile and a half to the road and the Ash ranch also loaned equipment. 
Fouch started work with the city water department soon after its construction 
about 1916. He first worked as assistant superintendent and meter reader and 
after the death in the early forties of Lorenzo T. Brown, became superintendent. 
He was known as an authority on water mains and was often consulted regarding 
location of pipes in the local system. He perhaps better than anyone, knew 
immediately the equipment in his department. Fouch was born at Maxwell August 
20, 1883. He leaves three brothers, George Fouch of Sacramento, Ben Fouch of 
Oakland and Flood Fouch of Maxwell; three half-brothers, Roy Triplett of Colusa, 
Jack Triplett of Yuba City and Vern Triplett of Marysville, and a half-sister, 
Mrs. Lena Lenahan of Maxwell. Funeral services are pending.

Colusa Sun Herald, Thursday, December 22, 1955
Fouch Services Here Saturday
Services for James F. Fouch will be conducted at Sullivan Bros. Funeral Home 
Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock by Father John McGarry. Burial will be in 
Catholic Cemetery (unreadable) Fouch, longtime superintendent of the Colusa 
water department leaves his wife, Rose, a son, James of Yuba City, two 
daughters, Rose Marie Miller and Marjorie Norton both of Stockton; six 
grandchildren, Jo Ann Walker, Shirley Lawson and James Fouch, Jr., all of Yuba 
City; Douglas and Robert Miller and Janet Norton, all of Stockton. There also 
are four great grandchildren in addition to three brothers, George Fouch of 
Sacramento, Ben Fouch of Oakland and Flood Fouch of Maxwell; three half-
brothers, Roy Triplett of Colusa, Jack Triplett of Yuba City and Vern Triplett 
of Marysville, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lena Lenahan of Maxwell.


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