Age 83, Lawton - Memorial service will be 2:00 PM Friday at the First Baptist Church with John Cullison officiating. Dr. Woesner died Wednesday in Lawton. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. He was born September 2, 1926 in Lawton to Emil L. and Anna Lee (Thompson) Woesner. He married Patricia Burdette on September 3, 1950 in Oilton, Oklahoma. Dr. Woesner graduated from Lawton High School in 1944. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from OSU in 1949 and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from OSU in 1953. He joined the Navy in 1944. He served during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1946. He received the Victory Medal and the American Campaign Medal. He also received the US Navy Sharpshooter Certificate. Dr. Woesner was a member of the Boys Scouts of America from 1938 until 1985. He attained the level of Eagle Scout. He was a Scoutmaster from 1958 until 1962. He was on the Board of Directors for the Junior Chamber of Commerce and was a member of Rotary International. He was a member of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, where he was a member of the Vestry, was a Junior Warden, lay reader and a Chalice bearer. He was also a member of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, where he was a Senior Warden, Junior Warden, lay reader and a Chalice bearer. He was a member of the Comanche County and American Veterinary Medical Association, where he was an honorary lifetime member, the American Legion Post 29, American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, American Academy of Veterinary Cardiology, the Dallas County Veterinary Medical Association, Masonic Lodge and the Comanche County Republican Party Executive Committee. He was also a member of the Lawton/Fort Sill Art Council, where he served as president, National Association of Jewelry Appraisers, Gemological Institute of America Alumni Association and the Great Plains Writers Association, where he was a past president. He was a guest lecturer for Boy Scouts, Veterinary Medicine, Geology, Gemology, history of Ancient Egypt, diamonds, precious gems and at Cameron University on anatomy, kinesiology, chemistry and physiology. He was appointed to the US Air Force Admissions Board and the OSU School of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Committee. He enjoyed stamp collecting, jewelry making, lapidary, restoration of Packard automobiles and mining his Colorado gold mine. He is survived by his wife; of the home, a daughter and her husband; Jan and Jerry Siler and two grandchildren; Ryan O'Kelley and Vanessa Siler, all of Lawton. He is preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, PO Box 2074, Lawton, OK 73502, First Baptist Builders, C/O First Baptist Church, PO Box 1409., Lawton, OK 73502 or to the charity of the donor's choice.