Graveside service for COL (Retired) Karl N. Mueller, USMC, 81, Lawton will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin with Chaplain (LTC) Calvin Eastham (Ret.) officiating. COL Mueller died Saturday, September 3, 2011 at his home after an extended illness. Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born March 1, 1930 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Karl N. Mueller, Sr. and Edith Lawrence Mueller. He was raised there and graduated from Sayre High School in 1948. He attended the University of Oklahoma receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in education while also participating in Reserve Office Training School. He married Reba "Joy" Kent on May 31, 1952 in Sayre. They were married for fifty nine years. He received his commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corp in May of 1952 and served with distinction for twenty nine years retiring in September of 1980. He served in the Korean War as a field artillery officer as a forward observer and in the Vietnam War as a battalion commander. He also had the great honor and privilege of serving as the Marine Detachment Commander at Fort Sill from 1973 until 1977. He completed his career as Headquarter Commander of logistics, fleet Marine Force Pacific in Hawaii. He received numerous citations including the Legion of Merit. He and his wife chose to return to the Lawton/Fort Sill area after retirement. Karl affiliated with Bankers Life Insurance and served as an agent and financial planner. He was an avid golfer and hunter and he loved his OU Sooners. He was a member of New Post Chapel and served as an usher for the last several years of his life. Survivors include his faithful wife, Joy, two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Steve Walton, Jenison, Michigan and Karen and Brian Whitson, Enid, six grandchildren, Kristen Siedlecki and her husband Dave, Lindsey Walton and Katie Battjes and her husband Jordan, all of Michigan, Paige, Nathan and Blaine Whitson, all of Enid, seven great grandchildren, Taylor, Alexus, Cassidy and Olivia Siedlecki and Hayden, Adilyn and Chase Battjes. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Hospice, 1925 W. Gore Blvd., # B, Lawton, OK 73501 or the Salvation Army, 1306 S.W. E Ave., Lawton, OK 73501 in memory of Karl Mueller.