Funeral service for Larry Smith, Sr., 80, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Willoughby officiating. Mr. Smith died Friday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born June 30, 1931 in Sonora, California, to Charles B. and Daisy (Wilson) Smith. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in January of 1949 and retired as a sergeant first class at Fort Sill on May 31, 1972. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with first oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart. Following his retirement he had worked as a custodian for Hoover Elementary School from 1972 until 1983 and later drove a truck for Penland's Topsoil. He married Toshi Takahashi on May 16, 1957 in Kobe, Japan. He was a member of the First Baptist Church where he served as a greeter for many years. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, of the home; two daughters and sons in law, Sherry and Ricky Jones, Lawton, and Margaret and Stacy Valentine, Geronimo; six grandchildren, Amy Warren and husband Chesley, Chase Valentine, Whitney Smith, Thomas Penland and wife Jessica, Tyler Salazar-Smith, and Kylie Smith; four great grandchildren, Mason, Jack, Emilee and Brody; nephew, Art Smith, Jr. and wife Mary. He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Smith, Jr. and a brother, Arthur Lloyd Smith. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawton Fort Sill Veterans Center, 501 SE Flower Mound Road, Lawton OK 73501.