Funeral service for Fred E. Bauman, 84, Elgin, will be at 10:00 am Monday, December 24, 2012 in the Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher Chapel with Rev. Carlton Campbell, Pastor of Richards Spur Baptist Church, Elgin, OK officiating. Mr. Bauman died Friday, December 21, 2012 at his home in Elgin. Burial will be in the Fletcher Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Fletcher. Mr. Bauman was born March 13, 1928 in Three Sands, Oklahoma to Frederick and Nancy Mae (Hackler) Bauman. He married Dolores Rose Hardzog in February of 1946 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. Fred was a business owner in the oil industry in Oklahoma City for over forty years. His business Bauman Machine Shop, a third generation company is still in business, owned by his grandson. Fred loved Country music and played the fiddle in a band for many years. He and Dolores were members of Richards Spur Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Dolores of the home, three children, Stephen Bauman of the home, Laura Mills and her husband Ben of Edmond, OK, Jim McCarty and his wife Sharon of Mustang, OK, two sisters, Gladys Sanders of Corpus Christi, TX, Helen Heldenbarnd of OKC, OK, five grandchildren, Lance McCarty, Mark McCarty, Dakota Mills, Rusty Bauman, Shawna Ogden, eight great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and three brothers-in-law, C.C. Hardzog, Johnny Hardzog and Henry Hardzog. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Randy Bauman, a brother Elwood and a sister Winnie. The family wishes to give a special thanks to Johnny and Charlotte for all their love and caring help. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.