Funeral Mass for 1SG (Retired) Larry Stokes, 72, Lawton will be at 12:00 PM Friday, May 31, 2013 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, pastor officiating and Deacon David Bunch and Deacon Mike Romaka assisting. Sgt. Stokes died Monday, May 27, 2013 in a local care center following a short illness. Burial with full military honors will be at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Wake service will be at 7:00 PM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Sgt. Stokes was born October 18, 1940 in Jefferson City, MO to Tony and Lillian (Price) Stokes. He was raised in Jefferson City where he graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1958. He married Mickey Eveler on December 26, 1959 in Jefferson City. He entered the U.S. Army on August 25, 1959. He served as a military policeman at posts in Virginia, Alaska, Kansas, Vietnam, Germany and Oklahoma. He retired as First Sergeant at Fort Sill on August 31, 1979. After retirement from the military, he worked for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and later at Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Logistics Division, from which he retired in 1998. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, of the home, one son and daughter-in-law; Anthony and Debby Stokes, Tuttle, OK, one daughter and son-in-law; Connie Stokes and COL (Retired) Glenn Starnes, College Station, Texas, one granddaughter; Hailey Starnes, College Station, three sisters-in-law; Billye Olson, Fort Worth, Texas, Sister Josetta Eveler, Jefferson City and Josetta Forck and her husband Joseph, Jefferson City, one brother-in-law and his wife; Tom and Melba Eveler, Humble, Texas and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and twin brother, Garry. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church Building Fund, 1010, NW 82nd Street, Lawton, OK 73505.