Funeral services for Don Hannabass will be at 2:00 pm Monday, April 18, 2016 in the Indiahoma Public Schools Gymnasium with Rev. Les Banks, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Indiahoma officiating.

Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery, Indiahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 4pm until 6pm Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

Don Hannabass, 71, of Indiahoma passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 in a Lawton hospital.

He was born January 1, 1945 in Lawton to Clifton Daniel and Gladys (Cox) Hannabass.  He was a lifetime resident of Indiahoma, having graduated from Indiahoma High School in 1963.  He attended Cameron University for a brief time before going to work for civil service at Fort Sill.  Don left his civil service job in 1983 and purchased C & I Gas Company which he still owned at the time of his death.  Don was very involved with the Indiahoma community and was instrumental in the development of the Indiahoma Volunteer Fire Department, where he served as chief for 35 years.  Don helped to build and beautify the community and park in Indiahoma.  Most notably, he planted and cared for many trees.  He was also very active in the Indiahoma Alumni Association.  He was a member of the Oklahoma Propane and Gas Association Board, was an FSA Board Member, a longtime member of the Comanche County Rural Water District Board, loved farming and raising cattle and was a member of the Indiahoma First Baptist Church.  He was a loving husband and father, and his grandchildren were the love of his life.  He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Sharon of the home, 2 sons, Michael Hannabass and wife Angela of Cache, Jeffrey Hannabass of Indiahoma, his sister Lynda Van Antwerp and husband Joe of Paradise Valley, 5 grandchildren, Megan Hannabass, Morgan Chapman and husband Fred, Brya Hannabass, Caleb Hannabass and Ellie Hannabass.  He is also survived by his close friend Dave Davis of Lawton.

Don was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Mona Taylor and a brother Darwin Hannabass.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Indiahoma, or to the Indiahoma Volunteer Fire Department.                                                                   .....