Funeral for DeLoy Misel, 78, Lawton, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2018, in Cameron Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Teel, pastor, officiating.

Mr. Misel passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at his residence.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

DeLoy was born July 30, 1939, to John Joe and Goldie Leona Brooks Misel. DeLoy was a 1957 graduate of Lawton High School and earned an associate degree in business from Cameron College. He married Linda E. Blackburn on July 2, 1960, in Lawton.As a young man he worked as a heavy equipment operator and assisted with the construction of the dam at Lake Ellsworth. He graduated from the Lawton Police Academy and was employed by the Lawton Police Department from 1960 to1970, when he retired. He also was employed by Bogg's Cycles, Comanche County Memorial Hospital as a security office, Midwest Furniture where he worked in sales and appliance repair and later managed the clearance center for the company and by Cameron University Police Department.

He was a member of Cameron Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday school department leader. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and past president of the Retired Police Officer's Association.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Lymann and Jamie Misel, Lawton; daughters and sons-in-law: Lorie and Jimmy Hobbs, Elgin, and Lyna and Kevin Neal, Lawton; 10 grandchildren and their spouses: Christina and Jason Bellar, Melissa Dearing, Rebecca Cantu, Elizabeth and Ryan Coffman, Jonathan and Chianne Misel, Heather Hobbs, Celeste Silkey, Zach Silkey, Keeson Neal and Luke McKee; and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Lisa Misel; and a son, Lyle Dean Misel.

Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at Cameron Baptist Church, 2621 SW C, Lawton, OK 73505.

The family will greet friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2018, at the funeral home.