Funeral service for Imogene R. Yow, 77, Lawton will be 1:00 p.m. Monday at the First Assembly of God with Rev. Don Barnes, pastor officiating. Mrs. Yow passed away on Monday, February 27 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Burial will be in Memory Lane Cemetery, Anadarko under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Yow was born April 14, 1934 in Washita, Oklahoma, to Samuel Inkanish and Josie Thomas (Hunter) Chisholm. She attended Business College at Haskell, Kansas. She married John Wesley Yow on November 9, 1959 at Anadarko. He died November 12, 2003. She was the registrar at Riverside Indian School in Anadarko and would begin her civil service career at Fort Polk, Louisiana where she worked for the Office of Civilian Personnel. In 1971 she began working at the Transportation Office at Fort Sill until her retirement in September of 1991. All together she had 31 years of federal service. As a child she played at the creek, making mud pies and entertaining her dolls, while telling herself "someday I'll be in Paris, France". In 1968 she accompanied her husband to Germany which allowed her to begin her dream of seeing the world. She visited England, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sometimes on her own and sometimes with the family. She was a collector of Hummel's and had a passion for Victorian furniture. She enjoyed gardening (both flowers and vegetables), baking, canning, needlepoint and crocheting. Holidays were a special time also as she enjoyed preparing holiday meals and wrapping gifts. She was greatly forgiving and received fulfillment by blessing others. She is survived by a son, John W. Yow, Jr., Highland Park, Texas; a daughter, Brenda Cheryl Rivas, Warr Acres, Oklahoma; a granddaughter, Brandi Rivas, Oklahoma City; three great grandchildren, Alexis, Kylee and Jacob Cameron. Her grandparents, including her grandmother, Tennessee Thomas, her parents, a brother and two sisters preceded her in death. Family will receive guests from 2-5 pm Sunday at the funeral home