Funeral service for Bennie C. John, 80, Lawton, will be 9:30 Thursday, July 18, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Lawton with

Danny ElKouri, Pastor, Word Alive Church officiating.

Burial will follow in Flower Mound Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Bennie was born October 13, 1938 in Corum, Oklahoma to Clifford Wilson and Bessie (Torbert) Wilson.  Bennie passed away July 14, 2019 at her home southeast of Lawton.  She graduated high school in 1956 where she played on the Comanche girls' softball team.  They went undefeated during the regular season.  She also played on the girls' basketball team.  After high school she met and married Russell John, in February 1957.  They remained married for the next 56 years until his death on June 30, 2013.  Bennie had many talents besides being her brother-in-law Ramon's right hand person at the flower shop and café for over 40 years.  Bennie drove the school bus for Flower Mound School.  For several years she was also the basketball coach.  She also helped Russell on the farm driving tractors, combines and silage trucks.  When Bennie was in her 20's and 30's she loved to hunt quail and pheasant.  She also loved to fish, play guitar, play pool and bowl.  Bennie and Russell also loved spending time in Raton, Santa Fe, and Ruidoso, New Mexico, Tunica, Mississippi and a few trips to Las Vegas..One of their favorite things to do was spend a week in Durango, Colorado visiting family.  Bennie was probably best known for her cooking.  She had a knack for it and loved to cook for her family and friends.  Bennie was the type of person who no matter what the task at hand she could get it done and make it look easy.

Bennie was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Ronnie Charles Wilson, sisters, Patsy Wilson Langston and Billie Marie Jones, daughter Josie John Brown and husband Russell John.

Bennie is survived by two sons, Wes John and Sherry of Lawton, Mitchel John of Lawton; two sisters Johan Wilson of Durango, Colorado and Susie Rominger and husband Kent of Cottonwood Heights, Utah;  brother in-law RamonJohn of Lawton;  grandchildren Russell Kriz and wife Jimmi of Lawton, Daniell Smith of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jodie Brown of Midwest City, Oklahoma, Jena John McGuire and husband Renno of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Trey Stewart and husband Rob of Killeen, Texas, Reid Hebert and wife Ashley of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Kelsy Baza and husband Roland of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;  great grandchildren Shailyn Wells, Mavrik, Grace, Rustan and Riggin Kriz, Trevyn Brown, Taelynn Stewart, and Luke, Emma Kate, Brynn and Norah Hebert.

Special thanks to CCMH Hospice.  A very special thanks to Barbara, Susan, Amber, and Desirae for the excellent care and compassion for Bennie in her final days.  Also, very special thanks to Eddie, her caregiver from December 2017-February 2019.