Funeral for CSM (Retired) Charles R. Burman, 81, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Monday in The Garden Room at First Assembly of God with Rev. David Lermy, associate pastor officiating. Sergeant Major Burman died Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Lawton. Entombment with full military honors will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. He was born September 15, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland to John H. and Omilene (Cooke) Burman. He married Edith Pauline (Edie) Diaz on December 23, 1960 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She died October 23, 2001. Sergeant Major Burman was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He received numerous decorations including the Bronze Star. He was a member of the Order of St. Barbara. He retired after thirty years of service. He then worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for seventeen years. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, LaSill Optimist Club and the Boy Scouts of America. Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca Davis and her husband John, Lawton and Teresa Fletcher, Lawton, two sons, John Burman and his wife Renate, Atlanta, Georgia and Nicholas Burman, Lawton, six grandchildren, Erin McRae and her husband Stephen, Silver Springs, Maryland, Charles (Ricky) Lawson, Lawton, Tiffany Fletcher, Edmond, Oklahoma, Kailyn Fletcher, Lawton, Elyssa Hochberger and Dominic Hochberger, both of Atlanta, Georgia, two great grandchildren, Addison McRae and Jackson McRae, both of Silver Springs, Maryland, a niece, Georgie O'Leary, Lake Wales, Florida and a nephew, Robert Mason, Oak Hill, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, a sister, Charlotte Mason and a nephew, Harrison Mason. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 2448 E. 81st Street, Suite 3000, Tulsa, OK 74137-4250. The family will greet friends from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM Sunday, June 16, 2013 at the funeral home.