Age 74, Lawton - Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the Western Hills Christian Church with Rev. Dave Menge and Rev. Terry Marsh officiating. Sergeant Major VanBuren died Sunday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born August 25, 1934 in Selma, Virginia, to John and Halsie VanBuren. He grew up in Selma and married Lena Ray Stogdale on July 18, 1958 in Selma. He entered the U.S. Army in 1954 and would retire from the Army on November 30, 1984 at Fort Sill. He was a Vietnam veteran and his awards include: the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Four Overseas Service Bars, Humanitarian Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon-2, Overseas Service Ribbon-4, Meritorious Service Medal-2, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Five Service Stars, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal-3, Good Conduct Medal-9 and the Valorous Unit Award. Following his retirement he worked for the Department of Defense in Germany for 17 years. He returned to Lawton following his retirement. He had been a member of the Western Hills Christian Church since 1964. He is survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter and son in law, Tammy and Larry Kiefer, Apache, and Terry and Loretta VanBuren, Cache; five grandchildren, David Spannagel, Ian Kiefer, Evan Kiefer, Adam VanBuren and Sarah VanBuren; three brothers and two sisters in law, Johnny and Nadine VanBuren and Harvey VanBuren, all of Selma, Virginia, and Tommy and Patti VanBuren, Manassas, Virginia; two sisters, Ruth Hill, Winston Salem, North Carolina, and Elsie Knight, Walnut Cove, North Carolina and several nieces and nephews. His parents, a sister in law, June VanBuren, and a brother in law, James Knight, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Western Hills Christian Church, 1401 NW 82nd Street, Lawton OK 73505. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.