Funeral service for Gerald E. Harrison, 86, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Memorial Chapel, First Baptist Church, with Rev. Kenneth Cantrell officiating. Mr. Harrison died Monday in a local care center. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born January 10, 1925 in Lockesburg, Arkansas, to Samuel and Lorena Harrison. He was a 1943 graduate of Lockesburg High School and upon graduation moved to Lawton where he went to work for the Post Engineers at Fort Sill. He also worked for Johnson's Dairy and Colvert's Dairy. He later became a branch manager for Orkin Exterminating, Inc. in Muskogee, Enid and Lawton and owned and operated Harrison Pest Control in Lawton until his retirement in 1990. He married Marianne Waldie on June 11, 1954 in Lawton. He was a member of the First Baptist Church for many years where he taught junior boys Sunday School, served as a Junior Deacon and was a member of the men's prayer group. He was also a long-time member of the Lawton Noon Lions Club serving in many capacities. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three children and their spouses Constance Sue Hutchinson, Doha, Qatar; Melinda Kay Madden and James Patrick, Lawton and Gregory Paul Harrison and Laura Lee, Ft. Worth, Texas; nine grandchildren and their spouses, Lori Ann Cook and Todd, Mark Allen Cox and Tomoko, Amy Erin Ryan and Jason, Brian Patrick Madden and Jennifer, Kevin James Madden and Lerin, Clayton Wade Madden, Amber Cathryn Nowell and Helio, Stephen Stanton Harrison and Sala Jewel Harrison; 11 Great Grandchildren, Shelby Cook, Garrett Cook, Kai Cox, Leina Cox, Emma Cox, Lila Cox, Kylie Ryan, Kyrsten Ryan, Jack Ryan, Reese Madden and Kennadi Nowell. His parents, a brother, Clifford Harrison, and a sister, Wanda Lay, preceded him death.