Funeral for Joe Munoz, 90, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Letitia Baptist Church, east of Lawton with Brother Jim Spurlock officiating. Mr. Munoz died Monday, June 1, 2015 in Lawton. Burial will be in Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the funeral home. Joe Munoz was born on August 29, 1924 in Quapaw, Oklahoma to F.E. and Mary Munoz. He graduated from Cherokee County Community High School in 1942 where he was an all-state basketball player. After graduation, he moved to Las Vegas and worked in a factory for a year. He moved back to Columbus, Kansas, where he was drafted by the United States Army and served as a Sergeant stationed in the Pacific Theater for 3 years. After an honorable discharge, Joe attended college at Northeastern A&M where he played basketball alongside his brother, Frankie, and was later inducted into the NEO Basketball Hall of Fame where his picture still hangs. He received his BS in Education from Pittsburg State, Pittsburg, KS and began to teach and coach in Goff, KS. He taught history and English while coaching boys and girls basketball as well as baseball for 4 years. During that time, he received his masters in Education Administration from the University of Kansas. Upon completion of his degree, he became the youngest superintendent in the state of Kansas at the age of 29 in the district of Grenola. In 1960, Joe and his family relocated to Lawton where he went to work for L.G. Balfour Company selling class rings, announcements and caps and gowns. He took a nonexistent territory of 4 school accounts to over 80 schools in western Oklahoma where he gained many true friends along the way. He and his wife, Perrillia, also had a very successful horse ranch east of Lawton raising and showing Arabians and later miniature horses. He retired in 1995 from Balfour and the horse business after 35 years where he continued to be very active in his grandchildren's lives. During Joe's very fulfilling life, he was also active in his church serving as Sunday school teacher, Sunday school superintendent, deacon and Training Union Director while living in both in Kansas and Oklahoma. He loved the Lord and all those around him knew that! Joe is survived by his two daughters: Nancy and Ronnie Pettijohn of Central High, OK and Jodie and Rick Blackstock of Lawton, OK; five grandchildren: Shane and Alicia Holley of Oklahoma City, OK, Scott Chalaire of Humble, TX, Kourtney Victery and Joe of Ninnekah, OK, Ashlee Leighow and Carey of Lawton, OK and J.R. Pettijohn and Natalie of Central High, OK; thirteen great grandchildren: Jessica, Hunter, Michael and Anna Holley, Lauren and Isaac Kindle of Oklahoma City, OK, Emma and Joseph Victery of Ninnekah, OK, Trinity and Kayden Leighow of Lawton, OK, Hudson, Belle and Harlow Pettijohn of Central High, OK; 2 sisters: Deanie Johnson of Columbus, KS and Sylvina May of Kansas City, KS; many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Joe is preceded in death by his loving wife Perrillia of 63 years; his son Bill Munoz; his parents F.E. and Mary Munoz; his sister Bea Cowan and his brother Frankie Munoz.