Word has been received on the death of Joy Gowan, 62, Lawton. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Joy died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at her home in Lawton. Joy was born on September 20, 1950 to Joyce Moorman Gowan and Earnest Gowan in Lawton, Oklahoma at the old Angus Hospital in downtown Lawton. Joy grew up in Lawton and attended Lawton High School, graduating in 1968. She joined the US Army in 1973 as a Medical Specialist and served abroad in Korea and Japan. After leaving the military, she worked civil service at Fort Eustis, Virginia for several years, as well as an employee of the Williamsburg Surgical Center. Missing her roots, she came home to be with her mother and family in Lawton in December of 2008. She was currently employed by Southwestern Medical Center in the ICU department. Joy never met a stranger and was loved and cherished by many friends and family. She is survived by her parents, her mother Joyce Max, of the home, her father Earnest & his wife Verla Gowan, her brothers Daryl Gowan and his wife Connie of Duncan, OK, Steve Gowan and wife Judy of Cache, OK, sisters Gay Gordan and her husband Larry of Lawton, OK and Cheryl Holland and her husband David of Wichita Falls, TX. She is dearly missed by her special friends, Alan Rose of Ocean Springs, MS, Cindy Adams of Lawton, OK, and numerous nieces, nephews and dear friends. A memorial service will be planned for friends and family at a later date.