Orville Lee Rau, D.C. went to his heavenly home on September 11, 2026 at the age of 70. Born February 18, 1956 to parents Walter Allen and Vida Carrolyn Rau of Big Spring, TX. He was the youngest of five siblings. He graduated from Big Spring High School in 1974 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in December 1975. After serving 4 years, he received an honorable discharge and went home to care for his family due to his father's failing health. He soon began college to become a chiropractor. He completed his Associates Degree at Howard County Community College and then went on to attend Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena, TX. It was during this time that he met and fell in love with Iva Delynn Minchew and they married December 24, 1982. Their only child, Joshua, was born in August of 1983. After graduating from Texas Chiropractic College, he moved his family to Yukon, Oklahoma in 1986 to open his practice of forty years, Abundant Life Chiropractic. He was an avid reader who never stopped honing his craft. He also loved Elvis, singing karaoke and playing his guitar.

He is joined in death by his parents and sisters, Margaret Wemken, Mary Brinning and Florretta Parrish. He is survived by his son, Joshua, daughter-in-law, Angela, grandchildren, Donovan and Christopher, his brother, Sidney Rau, and numerous nieces and nephews and their children, as well as a great many patients whose lives were healed by his gentle sense of humor and vast medical expertise.

He was buried at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring, TX on September 22, 2026 in a private ceremony of close family and friends.