A celebration of the life of Hurchel E.  "Ed" Caldwell, Jr. will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 1, 2018 in Northwest Church of Christ with Monte Ginnings officiating.

Burial will follow in Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton, under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

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

Hurchel E. Caldwell Jr., known to friends and loved ones as "Ed", passed away on September 27, 2018, at the age of 52.  Ed was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on December 14, 1965. He graduated from Lawton High school in 1984. He was an active member in the FFA where he was a "State Farmer" award winner. He attended Cameron University and was a lifetime supporter of the Cameron Aggie Club. He worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for ten years before his medical retirement. He loved being on the farm and working cattle. He married Julie Pherigo in Ada, Oklahoma in 1987 and together they had two children.

Ed loved to go to the movies, watch the OSU cowboys play, volunteer at the church and volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  He was an avid traveler and was a member of the Northwest Church of Christ.

He is survived by his son Hurchel E. Caldwell III (Trey), daughter Sawyer and wife Brittany Hayes, two grandchildren Beckham and Sutton; his parents, Hurchel, Sr. and Barbara Caldwell; his sister, Donna Bagwell and husband Ronnie; nephews, Tyler Brown and wife Heidi, Jason Bagwell and wife Paige, niece Courtney Willis and husband Trent, and Andrea and Casey Choate. Loving caregivers: Tammie, Barbara, Ruth, Sissie, and Wilanda. He is also survived by many loving friends and family.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Louis and Edna Caldwell and John and Helen Stone.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations in memory of Ed be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.