Funeral service for Beverly Buxton McDonald will be at 10:30 am Thursday, October 27, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Helgeson, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Lawton officiating.

Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Beverly Buxton McDonald, 96, Lawton passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 in Lawton.  She was born January 19, 1920 in Enid, Oklahoma to Grant and Irvie (Lee) Buxton.  Beverly attended Oklahoma Women's College and later married LTC (Retired) Kenneth Dean McDonald on March 17, 1946 in Enid.  He passed away November 11, 2005.  LTC McDonald, Beverly, and their four children traveled the world, learning about other countries and cultures.  They lived in Austria, Italy and Germany while Kenneth served in the U.S. Army.  Beverly embraced military life and complimented Kenneth's career.  They were true patriots and members of the "Greatest Generation".  Upon Kenneth's retirement from the military, they settled in Meers, Oklahoma where they lived for twenty-five years, raising quarter horses.  They later fully retired to Lawton, Oklahoma.  Beverly was an avid reader and crossword puzzle solver.  She loved to play cards, dominoes and scrabble with her children and grandchildren.  Beverly enjoyed crochet and her afghans remain as sincere tributes of her love and devotion.  Her family's favorite memories are of the laughter of Kenneth and Beverly, who enjoyed each other's word plays and mischievous natures.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, BG (Retired) William and Linda McDonald Engel of Alexandria, VA, David B. and Janet McDonald of Lawton, Jacie McDonald of Sachse, TX, grandchildren and their spouses, Stephanie and Curtis Rose, Heather and Kyle McNeff, Lisa and Ash Sawkar, Ben and Jeanene Engel, Tiffany and Brett Bollinger, D'Ann and Larry Smith, Dean and Missy McDonald, Lindsay and Clifton Mayberry, Kara and Cris Sanchez and Sam and Dina Reeves.  She is also survived by fifteen great grandchildren.

Beverly was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth, their son Kenneth Dean McDonald, Jr., and her six siblings.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901