Funeral for Jeff David Swindle, Jr., 87, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday at First Christian Church with Rev. Kim Hames, pastor officiating. Mr. Swindle died Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born November 24, 1924 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Jeff David, Sr. and Ollie Bell (Abshere) Swindle. He married Virginia M. Priest on January 11, 1947 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on January 7, 2012. Jeff spent three years in the South Pacific during World War II after which he returned to finish his last year of high school. After finishing high school they both went to Northeastern State Teacher's College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where they completed their Bachelor's degree in teaching and completed their Master's degree from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. The couple spent two years teaching in Okemah, Oklahoma before coming to Lawton where they finished their long teaching careers. Jeff was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 183. He and Virginia served as past Matron and past Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star #514. Mr. Swindle received his 50 year Masonic Pin on May 14, 2012. He was a 50 plus year member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, of the home, three daughters, Daveline Pippin, Lawton, Donna Glandon, Yukon and Glenda Brown and her husband Kevin, Lawton, six grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Seth Gerrard, Oklahoma City, Shannon Pippin, Lawton, Jeff Glandon, Oklahoma City, Ashley and Ray Shirley, Lawton, Courtney and Kyle Hatcher, Fort Worth, Texas and Tyler Brown, Killeen, Texas and five great grandchildren, Luke Shirley, Lexi Shirley, Samantha Gerrard, Jacob Gerrard and Chandler Hatcher. He was preceded in death by his parents and four sisters. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, 701 S.W. D Ave., Lawton, OK 73501.