Funeral for James Wilson Pair, 68, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Friday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Kenneth E. Hayes, pastor of Jefferson Baptist Church, Lawton and Dr. Michael Bizzell, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Weatherford, Texas officiating. Mr. Pair left this world on September 6, 2010. He died as a result of a sudden and unexpected illness. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will greet friends from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home. He was born September 23, 1941 in Lawton, Ok to Stitt Wilson Pair and Maurine (Johnson) Pair. He attended St. Mary's Catholic school as a child, Central Junior High School, and Lawton High School where he met the love of his life Hermalinda Moralez. They were married on October 12, 1960. After high school he joined the Navy. Upon returning home he took over Pair's Texaco Service Station, on 6th Street, from his father. He closed the station and began working as a Prudential Insurance salesman. He then took a job at the City of Lawton as a mechanic. He then moved on to work at Ft. Sill for Post Engineers as a locksmith where he retired from in 1978. He bought a farm in the Marlow area where he spent the best years of his life farming and being with his family. In 1990 he opened Outlaw Pawn Shop in Marlow. He eventually sold the farm and they moved to his childhood home in Lawton. He purchased another farm in the Rush Springs area where he spent his weekends working the land and entertaining his grandchildren. His prize possession was his 1929 REO. He drove it in every parade he could and the grandkids would ride with him. He was a member of the Lawton Antique Auto Club and the Masonic Lodge. He was a good man he loved his family and gave them everything he had. There was nothing he couldn't fix, nothing he couldn't do, and no limit to the generosity and love he gave to us all. He is survived by his Wife of the home; Three children and their spouses, Dianna Jean and Dr. Michael Bizzell of Weatherford, TX, Melinda Ann and Donald Shackelford of Apache and Travis Stitt and Shirley Pair of Lawton; seven grandchildren, Jessica Ann (Shug) and Joseph Lindsey of Apache, Amanda Beth and James Wilson of Hinesville, GA, Sarah Marie and Jamie DuBois of Anadarko, Jacquelyn Marie Bizzell of Weatherford, TX, Holden Blake Pair of Marlow, Gentrie Morgan Pair and Joshua Travis Pair of Sterling; seven great-grandchildren, Joely Marie (Shugie), John Travis (Bubba), and Jaxson Pete (Wudgie) Lindsey of Apache, Reese Marie and Riley Ann Wilson of Hinesville, GA, and Jaidon and Kingston Rucker (Mookie) of Anadarko; two Daughter in-Laws, Crystal Howard of Marlow, and Tonya Phelps of Sterling; his mother of Lawton; one sister, Janette Critchlow of Lawton; many special nieces and nephews, sister and brother in laws, and a host of other loving family members and long time friends. He was preceded in death by his father; a sister, Barbara Jean Dixson and brother in law, Curt Dixson; and his best friend Damon Stanton.