Funeral services for 1SG (Retired) David Daniels, Jr. will be at 10:30 am Monday, November 21, 2016 at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, Lawton with Dr. J. Weldon Gilbert, Pastor officiating.

Burial with full military honors will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends Sunday evening from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home.

David Daniels, Jr., 81, Lawton, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016 in the Ardmore Veterans Center, Ardmore, OK.  He was born October 13, 1935 in Magnolia, MS to David and Ardis T. (Moore) Daniels.  He spent his early years in Magnolia before the family moved to New Orleans, where he attended and graduated from Joseph S. Clark High School in 1955.  After high school David received an Associate's Degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA.  He was drafted into the US Army in 1958.  He served 24 years in the Field Artillery where he served multiple overseas tours, which include Germany, Korea and Hawaii.  He served a combat tour in Vietnam with the 18th Airborne Corp out of Fort Bragg, NC from 1967 to 1968.  He married the love of his life Gollie Ann Haynes on December 5, 1964 and they had three sons together, William Anthony Daniels, David Daniels III and Patrick Michael Daniels. After his retirement from active duty David worked 25 years at Fort Sill, OK as a Physical Security Inspector and Platform Instructor for Field Artillery Meteorological crew member course.  He retired from civil service in 2008 after 49 total years of dedicated service to the US Army. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans Association and St. John's Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include his sons William A. Daniels, David Daniels III and wife Detreece, Patrick M. Daniels and wife Leslie, sisters, Ardis Marie Turner, Irma Nadine Hunter, Betty Jean Rosemond, Thelma Moore, 8 grandchildren, Matrisa Shadley, Alexander Daniels, Christopher Golden, Davida B. Daniels, David A. Daniels, Matthew Daniels, Natasha L. Lopez and Patrick M. Daniels, Jr.  He is also survived by 2 great grandchildren, Matthew Strickland, Arya Shadley and several cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Gollie and his brother Charles Daniels, Sr.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America, 1004 SW B Avenue, Lawton, OK 73501