Funeral service for Lanny Edwards will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 13, 2016 in the First Baptist Church, Lawton with Rev. Dan Palesano, Lawton officiating.

Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends Monday evening, September 12, 2016 from 6pm until 8pm at the funeral home.

Lanny Edwards, 76, Lawton, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home in Lawton.  He was born September 26, 1939 in Childress, TX to Hillard (Pete) and Ruby Wood Edwards.  He married Beverly Kay Payne on August 4, 1956 in Lawton.  Lanny's accomplishments started at a young age.  He was an entrepreneur as early as 9 years old, starting his own worm farm.  He then went on to purchase Lanny's Apco Full Service Gas Station.  As a teen he started racing horses and cars.  He excelled at racing, and it sparked his love for the sport.  He bought the Lawton Speedway in 1961 which started his career as one of the most accomplished and well known promoter's of Dirt Track racing in the Nation.  He was Co-Founder of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl and the NCRA.  He went on to promote racing at numerous tracks, including Devil's Bowl Speedway, Amarillo Speedway, Battleground Speedway, 85 Speedway, the State Fair Speedway and RPM.  He earned numerous awards and recognitions in the racing industry, including being nominated multiple times for Regional and National Promoter of the Year, in which he won several, Regional Promoter of the Year Awards and was National Promoter of the Year in 2002.  He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2006, was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2007, was inducted into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, was inducted into the Texoma Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2013, and will be inducted into the Amarillo Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2017.

He is survived by his wife Beverly of the home, his three children, Monty Dale Edwards, Marcy Lynne Davis, Lanny Ross Edwards, his grandchildren, Brandon Lee Edwards and wife Patty, Ashlie Denise Nader and husband Chris, Kay Lynn Bloomquist and husband Shawn, all who are Monty's children, Kyle Coleman Ezell and wife Rachel, who is Marcy's son, and Martin Ross Edwards, Allyson Denise Edwards, who are Lanny's children.  He is also survived by his great grandchildren, Jordyn Lynn Edwards, Clayton Earl Edwards, Brandon's children, Mason Michael Nader, Kailey Denise Nader, who are Ashlie's children, Parker Chris Ezell, Hadley Cole Ezell, who are Kyle's children, and Kasey Lynn Bloomquist and Kinser Aaron Bloomquist who are Kay's children.  He is also survived by his brother Hillard Paul Edwards and his sister Ruby Darlene Alandzes.

Lanny was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Douglas Lee Edwards.

Memorial contributions may be made to Promise Care Hospice, 4202 SW Lee Blvd, Suite B, Lawton, OK 73505.