Funeral service for John Oliver Cregg will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 20, 2017 in Centenary United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert Gorrell and Pastor Tim Evans officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

John Oliver Cregg, age 69, Lawton, died Monday, October 16, 2017 in Oklahoma City.  He was born November 12, 1947 in Humboldt, Tennessee to Jesse Dayton and Elia H. (Petitfils) Cregg.  He moved to Lawton in 1957 and attended Swinney Elementary, Tomlinson Junior High School and was a 1966 graduate of Lawton High School.  John was also a graduate of Cameron University where he earned a degree in business administration.  He married Georgianne Zajac at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lawton.

John began working at Piggly Wiggly in high school and would eventually become a manager.  He took the money he earned and bought his first boat.  He worked for Coca-Cola, owned and operated Big Ed's hamburgers, Cregg's Hamburgers and retired from Wal-Mart as a manager.  His retirement only lasted a short time before he went to work at the Fort Sill Golf Club operating Mulligan's.

John was a member of Centenary United Methodist church.  He was a member of the Cameron Alumni Association, the Fort Sill Men's Golf Association and an active part of the LHS Class of 66-67 Reunion Committee.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; a daughter, Ashton Watson, Oklahoma City; a son, Ian Cregg, Lawton; his brother and sister-in-law, Terry Dayton and Sally Cregg, Lawton; his sister and brother-in-law, Beverly Ann and Richard W. Schafer, Tulsa; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ed and Barbie Zajac, Tim Zajac and Dani Zajac; several nieces and nephews.

His parents and a brother-in-law, Jerry Zajac, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cameron University Foundation, 2800 West Gore Boulevard Lawton, Oklahoma 73505.