Dennis

Chandler

Funeral Mass for Dennis Chandler will be 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2026 in Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Dennis Chandler died Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 76.

He was born March 9, 1950, in Independence, Missouri, to Arthur Jewel and Dorothy Ann (Bell) Chandler. He grew up in Missouri and graduated from Grandview High School in Grandview, Missouri, in 1968. He continued his education at Central Missouri State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1974.

Following graduation, Dennis began a career in law enforcement, joining the Belton, Missouri, Police Department in 1974, where he served until 1992. He later transitioned into the private sector, working as a quality control supervisor for a blood plasma company.

Dennis eventually returned to the classroom to further his education, enrolling in graduate studies at Cameron University. In May 2013, he earned his master's degree and began a new chapter in his professional life as an educator.

He taught special education in the Lawton Public Schools system, including six years at Tomlinson Middle School, where he also served as a track coach.

He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lawton.

He is survived by his two children, Michael Chandler, and Theresa Bolanos and husband Pablo; four grandchildren, Chris Chandler, Nicholas Bolanos, Brandon Bolanos and Hannah Bolanos; and his two brothers, Bill Chandler and wife, Brenda, and David Chandler.

His parents, a brother, Stephen, and a sister, June, preceded him in death.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com