Funeral for Elton O. Cherry, 82, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Monday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Al Potts, pastor of First United Methodist Church officiating. Mr. Cherry died Friday in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born June 14, 1928 in Rush Springs to John Walter and Jessie Lee (Bentley) Cherry. He married Betty J. Standridge on July 5, 1986 in Tulsa. Mr. Cherry served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He returned to Oklahoma in 1950 to farm. He then became a blacksmith in Fletcher. He was the general manager for Fitch Industrial and Welding Supply before pursuing a career in manufacturing and indurtrial sales. He retired in May 2009. Survivors include his wife, of the home, three sons and their spouses, Don and Deborah Cherry, Lawton, John and Jan Cherry, Charleston, Illinois and Pat Cherry, Grass Valley, California, a daughter, Lyn Cherry, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, a step son, Randy Standridge and his wife Sheila, Lawton, six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister and brother-in-law, Mildred and Keith Long, brother, Melvin Cherry and a step son, Larry Standridge.