Funeral service Joe Bressman will be 10:00  a.m. Friday, August 24, 2018 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brandon Johnson, Pastor, First Christian Church officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

The family will greet friends from 5-7 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

Joe Bressman, age 79, Lawton, passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 in Oklahoma City.  He was born October 8, 1938 in Medicine Park, Oklahoma to Donald and Evelyn Bressman.  He was a graduate of Elgin High School and even drove the school bus while he was a student.  Joe married Lou Tate on May 29, 1958 in Lawton and they were married for 60 years.  She preceded him in death on April 24, 2018.

Joe had worked as a firefighter in Oregon and also worked at Shepard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls before returning to Lawton to begin working at Freeman Construction.  The business later became Justice Construction and Joe purchased the business and operated it until his retirement.  He was involved in the building of the Ellsworth dam and countless road projects in the area.  Following his retirement Joe stayed busy doing various jobs.

He was a member of First Christian Church, the Asphalt Pavers Association and was instrumental in establishing the local chapter of Quail Forever.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Survivors include his two sons and their wives, Kevin and Peggy Bressman, Apopka, Florida and Paul Bressman and Dr. Suzanne Clinton, Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Jennifer Bressman, Katy Garcia and husband E.G., Jason Bressman and Josie Bressman; three great grandchildren, Averi, Roxanne and Ceaser; and his sister, Donna Gamble, Durant, Oklahoma.

His parents, a brother, Dee, and three sisters, Judy, Dorothy and Vola Kay, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.