Funeral service for 1SG (Retired) Joe H. Millsap will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Harley Davidson, Minister, Western Hills Church of Christ officiating.

Burial with military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

1SG (Retired) Joe H. Millsap died Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 78.  He was born October 7, 1942 in Mulberry, Arkansas to Ralph Howard and Lucy Edith Millsap.  He grew up in Arkansas where he also graduated high school.  He married Mary L. Hoyle on January 19, 1963 in Heavener, Oklahoma.

Joe enlisted in the U.S. Army and retired from the military on December 31, 1983 after 24 years of service.  He was a veteran of the Vietnam war.  Following his retirement, he worked as a salesman for A&G Auto Sales.

He was a member of Western Hills Church of Christ.  He was also a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Lawton Lodge #183 and had served as lodge chaplain.  Additionally, he was a member of the Scottish Rite and a Sojourner where he served as past president.  He loved to fish.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Wanda Millsap-Teel and Dale, Elgin, Oklahoma; his son, Michael Millsap, Lawton, Oklahoma; grandson, Matthew Teel, Elgin; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronnie Lee and Terri Millsap and Jimmy Dale and Eva Millsap; two step grandsons and their spouses, Ryan and Macy Teel and Weslie and Dannii Teel; step granddaughter, Shea Teel; two step great granddaughters, Serinna and Avonnya Teel; and a bonus grandson, Bradley Robinson.

His parents and two sisters, Sue Smithers and Linda Peters preceded him in death.