Funeral service for Gary Winfield Porter, Sr. aka "Scuffy" 61, Lawton will be at 12:00 pm Friday, June 19, 2015 at Olivet Baptist Church, Lawton with Pastor Ken Lane officiating. Mr. Porter passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015 in a Lawton hospital. Burial with Military Honors will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday evening at the funeral home. He was born February 26, 1954 in Bowie, Maryland to Hilmer Gray and Ethel Virginia (Parker) Porter. He served in the US Army and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1988. He had earned the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon-3, National Defense Service Medal-1, Army Good Conduct Medal-4, Army Achievement Medal-1, NCO Professional Development Ribbon-2, Driver/Mechanic Badge and the Rifle M-16 Expert. He married Rebecca Schmidt on March 8, 1974 in Giessen, Germany. Gary worked as a custodian for Lawton Public Schools, graduated from vo-tech mechanics school and was a mechanic for Cecil Lawson and was a truck driver. Gary was a Mason, and in his younger days he did a little boxing. Survivors include his wife Rebecca of the home, eight children, Gladys Porter-Schmidt, Cheryl Hayman and husband Andre, Gary W. Porter, Jr., Brinda Riley and husband Christopher, Alexander Porter and wife Laticia, Ayanna Porter, Kizzey Bradley and husband Montra and Joanna Porter. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Hilmer Gray Porter, Jr., Sharon Porter, Rhonda Porter, Linda Jean Ryan, Wayne Edward Porter, Carol Ann Chittens and ten grandchildren, Isaiah, Beronna, Teonna, Zeonna, Darien, Amyiha, Makayla, Xavier, Montra, Jr. and Olivia.