Graveside service for Eva Elli King will be Friday, February 11, 2022, at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma with Roy Grabman of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating.

Burial is under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Eva Elli King, 89, of Lawton, Oklahoma went to her heavenly home on Sunday, February 6, 2022.

Eva was born in Prussia (formerly part of Germany) on June 4, 1932 to Fritz and Berta Schulz. Her family was forced out of their homeland during WWII and resettled in Walsrode, Germany. She later married a military man, Richard King and then moved to Lawton, Oklahoma.

Eva was a homemaker and she loved to cook and bake German food to share with friends. She also loved to crochet and was quite talented. She was a member of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and had many friends in the community. She will be missed by many.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Fritz and Berta Schulz; her sisters, Margarete, Hildegard and Gertrud; and husband, Richard V. King.

She is survived by family members living in Germany; her son, Wolfgang; her brother Herbert and wife Jutta; and several nieces and nephews.

She is also survived by two nieces from Kentucky; Christine and JoAnne and husband, Chuck.