Funeral service for Carlton E. Penick will be at 1:30 pm Monday, March 21, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Gary Neighbors, Elgin, officiating.

Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.

Carlton E. Penick, 88, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Lawton. Carlton was born on July 8, 1927 to Robert and Flora (Campbell) Penick in Meers, Oklahoma. Mr. Penick married Willene M. Ferrell November 28, 1948 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. Willene passed away March 4, 2012. Mr. Penick served his country in the Navy during WWII and the Korean War and earned special privileges as a boxer and was also a cook.

Following his military duties Carlton held jobs as a taxi driver, cigarette salesman, and eighteen wheel truck driver hauling cattle. Carlton also became a roofer and moved up to the position of vice president of the International Roofers Union until his retirement in 1990. Mr. Penick enjoyed playing poker and golfing. He also enjoyed Western shows and movies and expressed that he would have liked to have lived during this time period. Mr. Penick enjoyed having breakfast with friends and spending time with his family.

Mr. Penick is survived by his daughters, Bobbie Spencer of Lawton, Dellene Scott of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Robin Harris and husband James of Lawton; seven grandchildren, Randy Richards, Rhonda Patterson, Renae Price, Rodney Richards, Danny Spencer and his wife Kara, Kendra Schoolfield, and Alex Penick. Mr. Penick is also survived by several great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Carlton was preceded in death by his wife Willene Penick, his son Dennis Penick, a sister Ruby McClung, brothers Earl, Billy, and Bobby Penick, a granddaughter Regina Richards, and his parents Robert and Flora Penick.