Funeral service for Glen O. Alford, 76, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Wayne Schoonover and Rev. Bunny Gregory officiating. Mr. Alford died Sunday at his residence. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born June 14, 1934 in Pocasset, Oklahoma, to Hobson and Beulah (Harden) Alford. He graduated high school in Ada, Oklahoma, and served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959 as a helicopter mechanic. He married Jo Ann Helton on January 25, 1969 in Lawton. Mr. Alford had worked for Mead's Bakery in Ada as a transport driver prior to being transferred to Lawton. He also worked for Curt's Oil Company as a transportation supervisor as well as a Comanche County Sheriff's Deputy for a couple of years. He purchased his first truck and carried produce cross country until he came off the road in 1971. He hauled gas for Oklahoma Tank Lines and had the first cartage service for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company when they came to Lawton in 1979. He sold that business in 2005. He established Alford's Truck and Wrecker Service, which specialized in heavy duty recovery, where he remained until the time of his death. He served on the Lawton City Council from 1992-1996 and was the mayor pro tem from 1995-1996. He was a member of Liberty Heights Chapel. He was certified by Ross-Kinman School of Heavy Duty Equipment as well as certified by Wreckmasters. He won the 1999 American Towman "Ace" award. He served on the board and was current vice president of the Oklahoma Wrecker Owner's Association and had served on the advisory board with the Great Plains Area Vo Tech diesel mechanic program. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three children and their spouses, Regina Repp, Lawton, Penny and Jerry Rich, Elgin, and David and Amy Alford, Lawton; a sister and brother in law, Darlene and Boyce Jones, Ada; seven grandchildren, Travis Repp, Andrew Cannon, Carroll Rich, John Rich, Nolan Cannon, Joel Cannon and Stevie Repp; sisters in law and brothers in law, LaDonna and Larry Waterman, Treasure Island, Florida, Pam and George Fisher, Chattanooga, Oklahoma, Nancy and Larry Barton, Lawton, Mary Zimmerman, Lawton, and Sam and Kathy Helton, Walters, Oklahoma; many nieces, nephews and loving friends. His parents, a son, Anthony Glen Alford, a grandson, Nathan Gregory, and a brother, Leonard Alford, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Trucking for Jesus, P.O. Box 4509, Martinsville, VA 24115 or to the Oklahoma Wrecker Owner's Association, 300 SW 29th Street, Oklahoma City OK 73109.