IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Dan P.

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Smalley

Jul 27, 1930 — Apr 25, 2009

Obituary

Age 78, Lawton - Services will be 11:30 am Thursday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Harley Davidson, Minister, Western Hills Church of Christ, officiating. Mr. Smalley died Saturday in a local hospital. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. He was born on July 27, 1930 in Marvell, Arkansas to Lawrence and Lillian (Fielder) Smalley. He joined the Army in 1948 and served in both the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired on February 1, 1968 at Fort Sill. He was the owner of Dan's Cowboy Inn and Frank's Place here in Lawton until he retired from that business. He drove a truck out of Trion, Georgia for several years before he retired for the last time. Survivors include six children, Dean and his wife Maria Smalley of Edmond, Tammy and her husband Chad Rogers of Elgin, Lanny and his wife Kimberly Smalley of Lawton, Ellen Hall, Sheila Smalley and Jannet Hickman; nine grandchildren, Mitchell Rogers, Samantha Smalley, Shelby Smalley, Steven Julian, David Julian, Justin Smalley, Jacob Smalley, Emiley Smalley and Andrea Smalley; seven great grandchildren; two brothers, Moss Whitfield of Alabama and Norman Whitfield of Tennessee; and former wife and close friend, Pat Smalley of Lawton. His parents, nine brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

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