Funeral service for Fred Eugene Burch will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 5, 2018 in Centenary United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert Gorrell and Terry Marsh officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 2-4 pm Sunday at the funeral home.

Fred Eugene Burch, age 84, Lawton, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at his residence.  He was born January 30, 1934 in Apache to Vernon and Mary Bertha (Elliott) Burch.  Fred grew up in Lawton and was a 1952 graduate of Lawton High School.  He was a standout baseball player in high school and was the second baseball player from Lawton to be selected to All-State.  Following high school Fred attended college in Wichita, Kansas.  He returned to Lawton and married Claudette Taylor on July 3, 1953 in Walters.

Fred spent his life as a carpenter, primarily working as a framing contractor, operating Burch Construction.  He was a member of the Carpenters Union for many years.  He was also a member of Lawton AMBUCS and was instrumental in the inception of the AMBUC handicapped ramp building project.  He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, which is where he was baptized, and has served on the church board.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Fredda Carol and Barry Steinberg, Houston, Texas; son-in-law and his wife, Harry D. and Marilyn Kirk, Houston, Texas; five grandchildren and their spouses, Taylor Kirk, Tara Kirk-Aldridge and Ben, Ashley and Bradley Ledbetter, Michael and Lainee Steinberg and Julee and Kevin Loeb; nine great grandchildren, Andie, Kaden, Molly, Jordan, Carson, Cooper, Landon, Rowan and Levi; his brother, Chigger and his wife Diana Burch, Apache; sister-in-law, Terry Burch.

His parents, a daughter, Reta Cheryl Kirk, and a brother, Bobbie Burch, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, 704 SW D Avenue, Lawton OK 73501 or to Lawton AMBUCS, P.O. Box 242, Lawton OK 73502.