IN LOVING MEMORY OF

James R.

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Freeman

Mar 31, 1929 — May 5, 2009

Obituary

Age 80, Lawton - Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday in Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Jones, Pastor, and Rev. Mike Teel, Associate Pastor, officiating. Mr. Freeman died Tuesday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. He was born March 31, 1929 in Avondale, North Carolina, to Russell R. and Maude L. Freeman. He grew up in Avondale before being drafted into the Army in 1951 during the Korean Conflict. After serving active duty he settled in Lawton and served in the Army Reserves until 1956. He married Peggy Darlene Knight on October 31, 1952 in Fletcher. She preceded him in death on August 2, 2007. He had worked as a pressman for the Lawton Constitution for 40 years and was a longtime member of Cameron Baptist Church. He is survived by his son and daughter in law, Russell and Kathy Freeman, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Tyler and Lauren Freeman; a sister and brother in law, Mary Lou and Francis Essic, Gastonia, North Carolina. His parents preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund at Cameron Baptist Church, 2621 SW C Avenue, Lawton OK 73505.

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