Funeral service for Ken Schraner, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at First Baptist Church.

Burial with military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

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

Kenneth Wayne Schraner, age 74, Lawton, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016.  He was born September 18, 1941 in Perry County, Indiana to Herbert and Olive (Splater) Schraner.  Ken married Naomi Lee Parks on November 23, 1962 at First Baptist Church in Lawton and to this union a son, Steven Wayne Schraner, was born.

Ken was a 1960 graduate of Tell City High School in Tell City, Indiana.  He served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed at Fort Sill.  Following his discharge he attended Cameron Junior College and earned his Bachelors Degree from Midwestern State University.  He later earned his Masters Degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and continued post graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma.

Ken began a long career with the Lawton Public Schools and taught three years at Lee Elementary School prior to becoming the school's principal.  He later became principal of Sheridan Road Elementary School where he worked until retirement.  Ken continued to remain involved with education as he returned to work several times for the Lawton Public Schools as a school administrator filling in for retiring principals.  During this time he also worked for Sylvan Learning Center and for the last several years worked for Cameron University as a mentor for beginning teachers.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Naomi; his son, Steven; the light of his life, his granddaughter, Madison Schraner; his sister, Judy Schraner; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Wayne and Johnna Parks; many nieces and nephews, the Frank Benton family and his Ponderosa Campground friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Gilda Faulkenberg and Donna Kissinger, brothers, Robert L. Schraner, Herb Schraner, Jr., Bill Schraner and Charles Schraner and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Floyd and Opal Parks.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawton Public Schools Foundation, P.O. Box 2323, Lawton OK 73502.