Funeral service for Herman A. Watson, 82, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Monday at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Masonic Lodge #183 rendering Masonic Rites. Mr. Watson died Thursday in Edmond. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Mr. Watson was born July 26, 1929 in New Edinburg, Arkansas to Earl and Zeffer (Erwin) Watson. He joined the Army at an early age and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict . He retired in 1969. He married Joan Scharff on December 23, 1957 in Poteau, Oklahoma. He was a member of First Baptist East in Lawton. Mr. Watson was a fifty year member of the Masons. He was a member of Lodge #183 and OSA #514 in Lawton. He had been Past Master and Past Worthy Patron of OSA. He was also a member of the Shriners and Scottish Rite of Guthrie. Survivors include his wife of the home; a daughter and son in law, Linda and Wendell Brierly of Sparks, Nevada; two granddaughters and their husbands, Michelle and Ron Owens, Sparks, Nevada and Stacy and Jesse Mason, Truckee, California; five great grandchildren, Abbey Mason, Beth Mason, Catie Mason, Dani Mason and Josh Mason; three siblings, Marie Watson, Harry Watson and Wesley Watson all of Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. Memorial contributions may be made to the J. Roy Dunning Children's Shelter, PO Box 2622, Lawton, OK 73502.