Funeral for J.B. Langford, 88, will be at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 5, 2024 with Shawn Nunley and Garrod Marshall officiating.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Burial with Lawton Police Department Honors will follow at Letitia Cemetery.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at the funeral home.

J.B. passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024.

John Benjamin Langford was born was born November 21, 1935 in Temple Oklahoma to Lou Mabel (Dykes) Langford and Charles Robert Langford, Sr.  He attended Geronimo, Anadarko and various other rural schools.  He joined the Lawton Police Department in 1957 and retired after 20 years of service.   He was a Detective over the Juvenile Division.

He married Rhonda Sue (McCune) Langford on July 10, 1982.  They were married 42 years.

J.B. was a man of many talents.  He ran the Children's Shelter in Lawton; farmed with his brother, Joe; Managed the Geronimo Co-op; was a Butcher at A & J Meat processing; drove the Sight-Shuttle van for Dr. Young; built his own home and four other houses and had his own band "J.B. Langford and the Dreamers".

He was the Music Director of Letitia Baptist Church for seven years and at Crystal Hills Freewill Baptist Church for 16 years, for a total of 23 years. He loved every part of playing music, singing and writing songs and his love for it all became that much stronger when he began singing for the Lord.

His passion was gardening, cooking and feeding family and friends.  His grandchildren were the highlight of his life.

He is survived by his wife, Rhonda, and four children and spouses, Leigh Ann and Donald McCaig, Randy and Condra Langford, Kasey and Jay London, and Garrod and Adriane Marshall, thirteen grandchildren:, Jaycee Jackson, Harlee Jervis, Kinzee London, Judson Marshall, Rhett Vaughan, Reese Vaughan, Chayse Marshall, Angela Ellis, Katie Langford, April Penland, Tamra Wickham, Tiffany Brantley, Tyla McCaig and ten great grandchildren.

He is preceded by in death by his parents, nine brothers and sisters and one great grandchild.