A graveside service for Laura Jane Rampey, 90, Lawton will be held at Highland Cemetery in Lawton at 10:00 am on Wednesday, February 18th, 2015. Mrs. Rampey passed away Saturday, February 14th, 2015 at a local care facility. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born to the late Herbert Lorenzo Catlin and Meda Isabel (Story) Catlin on August 5th, 1924 in Vinita, OK. She graduated from Vinita High School in 1942. Laura Jane earned an Associate of Arts degree from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in May, 1945. She then taught for 2 years in Welch, OK on a temporary War Emergency Certificate due to teacher shortages during the Second World War . In June, 1950, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU); and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Library Science from the University of Oklahoma in August, 1956. While at OBU she met Wesley LeRoy Rampey, and the two were married for 46 years from May, 1956 until his death in 2002 and had two children. After graduating from OBU, Laura taught at Vinita High school from 1950 - 1952, then she returned to Northeastern Oklahoma A & M as the librarian from 1952 - 1956. After her marriage, she taught in Henryetta and then Tulsa before taking time off while her children were young. She then taught in Chickasha until the family moved to Lawton in 1973. Laura completed her 23-year teaching career at Brockland Elementary where she taught from 1974 - 1984. After retiring, she worked part-time at the Lawton Public Schools Professional Development Center, was active with the United Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church in Lawton, and cared for her husband during his final illness. She is survived by a son, Clif Rampey, of Oklahoma City; a daughter and son-in-law, Laura Leigh Rampey and Ron Cox of Miami, FL; and a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Stan Trail of DeKalb, IL. She is also survived by many treasured nieces and nephews. Laura was preceded in death by her parents and husband and by a brother, Hugh Catlin, and three sisters: Mabel Zumwalt, Lois Waugh, and Christine Norman. Her family wishes to thank McMahon-Tomlinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Aspire Hospice for their care and kindness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations payable to "VPS Educational Foundation," in memory of Laura (Catlin) Rampey, mailed to Vinita Public Schools Educational Foundation; 114 S. Scraper; Vinita, OK, 74301.