Funeral service for Charles Escobedo will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dan Eppler, Lawton / Fort Sill Veterans Center Chaplain officiating.

Burial with military honors will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery.

The family will greet friends Thursday evening from 6pm until 8pm at the funeral home.

Charles Escobedo, 70, Lawton passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Lawton / Fort Sill Veterans Center.  He was born May 29, 1949 in Logan, New Mexico to Andres and Anita (Fuentes) Escobedo.  He was drafted into the US Army in September 1968.  He was awarded the Purple Heart in May, 1969,  was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantry Badge, National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.  He was honorably discharged in 1970.  He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Cameron University in 1978.  Charles went to work for Civil Service and from 1980-1982 he was Chief of Production Control and was DIO Maintenance Doctorate at Fort Sill.  From 1982-1987 he was the Maintenance Management Specialist, US Army Material Command Material Readiness Support Activity, Lexington, Kentucky and from 1987-2004 he headed the Logistics Management Specialists, Logistics Operations and Readiness Division, US Army Logistics Evaluation Agency, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.  In 2004 he retired from Civil Service and was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Award from the Department of the Army.

He was recognized for his 36 years of dedicated Civil Service.

Survivors include his 2 brothers; Andy and wife Rosie Escobedo of Lawton, Richard and wife Jan Escobedo of Sacramento, California, 3 nieces, 3 nephews, 7 great nieces and 2 great nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.