IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Alton J.

Alton J. Caldwell, Sr. Profile Photo

Caldwell, Sr.

Mar 16, 1943 — Oct 5, 2009

Obituary

Age 66, Lawton - Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Patrick McPherson officiating. Mr. Caldwell died Monday in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. He was born March 16, 1943 in Oklahoma City to Eugene and Dovie Kathryn (Griffith) Caldwell, Sr. He grew up in Oklahoma City and was a 1959 graduate of Capital Hill High School. He married Donna M. Robertson on January 14, 1983 in Lawton. He had attended Oklahoma State University and was a graduate of Cameron University with B.S. degrees in Accounting and Business and two associate degrees. He served six years in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged on April 6, 1972 with the rank of Captain. He was a veteran of Vietnam and had served one tour of duty in Korea. His awards include the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 device, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal and two overseas service bars. Following his discharge from the Army he worked for American National Bank where he was the Data Processing Manager. At the time of his death he was self employed and owned Bradwell Development Corporation as well as being part owner of the Granite Point RV Park at Lake Lawtonka. He had been active with Friends of the Wichita's. He is survived by his wife, of the home; a son, Alton J. "Joey" Caldwell, Jr., Pickerington, Ohio; a daughter, Mary Cotton, Lawton; a grandson, Taylor Cotton, Lawton; a sister and brother in law, Clara "Deana" and George Somerville, San Antonio, Texas; a brother and sister in law, Billy Wayne and Dean Caldwell, Oklahoma City; Numerous nieces and nephews; sisters in law and brothers in law, Carol and James Dean, Lawton, and Janice and Rick Whitmire, Burleson, Texas; father and mother in law, Jesse and Barbara Robertson, Lawton; special friends, Steve and Jane Ensley and Ann and Bill Boling, all of Lawton. His parents, a son, Hayden Neil Caldwell, a sister, Nannie Sue Caldwell, and two brothers, Gerald Leon Caldwell and Eugene Caldwell, Jr., preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Hogan's Heroes, c/o Liberty National Bank, P.O. Box 440, Cache OK 73527. Family will greet friends from 6 - 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

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