Funeral for Kenneth E. (Pappy) Durant, Sr., 83, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Shklar, Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center Chaplain officiating. Mr. Durant died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday, November 7, 2014 at the funeral home. He was born November 27, 1930 to Lorne and Maude (Hubbert) Durant in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The family moved to Lawton, Oklahoma in 1946. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1952 - 1954. After he was honorably discharged in 1954 he met and married the love of his life, Irene Russell, on July 6, 1956 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Together they had five children. He worked driving a cement truck and then worked for Crawford Doors for a few years before going working for Overhead Door where he retired after thirty-two years of service. Upon his retirement he started Ken's Garage Door Service and continued to work until his health took a turn in 2011. His passions were coaching his kids in baseball and softball, spending time with his grandkids and great grandkids and spending every Saturday night at the local speedway watching his sons race. He was their biggest fan. He was a four time champion car owner. He was loved by his nieces and nephews. He is survived by his wife, Irene Durant, of the home, children, Kenny Durant, Jr., of the home, Kathy Durant and Freeman, Terry Durant and Tommy, Scotty Durant, Billy Joe and A'Lisa Durant, all of Lawton and V'Nita Durant, Yukon, grandchildren, Kenna and Chad Jett, Arizona, Freeman Durant, Lawton, Tara and Chris Mickles, Virginia, Amber Cox, Lawton, Ashley and Lance Wallace, Lawton, Crystal Durant, Texas and Jenifer Tiernan, Cache, and great grandchildren, Dakota, Ciera and Colton Jett, all of Arizona, Angie, Lexi, Freeman, and D'Anna Durant, Kashen, Kinlee and Kolby Wallace, all of Lawton, Dillon Mickles, Virginia, Gunnar Bilyeu, Texas and Chase and Maryann Tiernan, Cache, a sister, Loretta Davis, Lawton and a sister-in-law, Sybil Durant, Harrah, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Adaline Durant, Edna Cowell and Betty Louise Durant and seven brothers, Roy, Theodore, George, Alfred, Lorne, Chester and Bernard Durant.