Age 79, Lawton - Funeral services will be 12:30 PM Friday in the Trinity Baptist Church with Gene Escoe, Pastor, officiating. Sergeant Handy died Tuesday in a local hospital. Burial with full military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. He was born on March 28, 1929 in Ada, Oklahoma to Bazil W. Handy, Sr. and Gertrude T. Philpot. He grew up in Quanah, Texas. He married Willene Best in Charleston, Arkansas on November 30, 1951. Sergeant Handy served 23 years in the US Army and retired on August 31, 1970. After his retirement, he attended Cameron University and received his Bachelor's Degree. He then attended Southwestern University in Weatherford and received his Master's Degree. He worked at various schools until his retirement. He also worked as a sentinel for the Lawton Police Department. He was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ken Handy and Susan, and Stephen Handy and Suzan, all of Lawton; six grandchildren, Billy Handy of Lawton, Kenny Handy and his wife, Jennifer, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Katherine and Elizabeth Handy, both of Lawton, Paul S. Harrop of Oklahoma City, and Seth Harrop of Lawton; two great grandchildren, Taylor and Kyle Handy; and a niece, Georgiana Handy of Conway, Missouri. A son, Billy W. Handy, a daughter, Carolyn Harrop, a grandson, Jason Handy, and three brothers preceded him in death.