Funeral service for Donald R. Roberts, 78, Lawton, will be 10:00 am Monday at the First Assembly of God with Jim Spurlock of Marlow and Rev. Dan Palesano, Retired Minister, officiating. Mr. Roberts died Friday at a local hospital. Burial with military honors will be at Letitia Cemetery, East of Lawton under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born June 15, 1932 at Boone, Oklahoma to Guymon and Viola (Rinker) Roberts, Mr. Roberts attended Boone School through the eighth grade and then Apache High School. In 1950 he began a long career as an electrician. He married Lucille Palesano on August 10, 1952 in Apache, Oklahoma. He was drafted the following year and served in Korea for seventeen months. They moved to Lawton in 1954 after his discharge from the Army. He first worked for Lawrence Electric Company before being hired as a foreman for Atomic Electric. Mr. Roberts served on the Electric Examining Board for four years. In 1968 they started their own business, Don's Electric. In 1974 they built a home East of Lawton. He served for twelve years on the Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. He truly enjoyed spending time with his family, farming and raising cattle. He is survived by his wife of the home; two children and their spouses, Donnie and Sharon Roberts of Lawton and Kathy and Dennis Ogdahl of Mustang, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, DeVonna and her husband Eddie Barrera, Derek Roberts, Ricky Roberts, Dennie Ogdahl, and Vanessa and her husband Jeff Stewart; nine great grandchildren, Brandon Roberts, Jagger Lovo, Elena Barrera, Anthony Barrera, Van Roberts, Jorynn Hart, Kinley Ogdahl, Rayce Ogdahl, and Aiden Ogdahl; a great great grandson Jase Roberts; and a brother and his wife, Gary and Sandra Roberts of Lawton. His parents and two brothers, Wendell Roberts and Wayne Roberts preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association-Oklahoma, 3000 United Founders Blvd. Suite 110, Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4279.