Age 78, Lawton - Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Chaplain (LTC Ret) Thomas Condry officiating. Sergeant Anderson died Friday at a local hospital. Burial with full military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born February 28, 1931 in Russell Springs, Kentucky to Melvin and Ivola (Collins) Anderson. He served 23 years in the Army earning various medals including the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Good Conduct Medal 6th Award, National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, Air Force Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. He was a member of the Bavarian Masonic Lodge #935 in Munich, Germany. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Muriel and Brian Paulson of Greensburg, Pennsylvania; two grandchildren, Caleb Paulson and Emma Paulson; a brother and his wife, Olis and Elfriede Anderson of Russell Springs, Kentucky; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Timothy O'Neal Anderson and five brothers. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Disabled American Veterans, 4704 Motif Manor, Suite 5, Lawton, OK 73505.