IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Manville Robert

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Redman

Aug 17, 1925 — Feb 7, 2009

Obituary

Age 83, Lawton - Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Centenary United Methodist Church with Rev. William F. Todd, senior pastor officiating. Mr. Redman died Saturday at his home. Burial with full military honors will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. Born August 17, 1925, in Oklahoma City to Manville and Minnie Redman. He attended Oklahoma City Public Schools and graduated from Classen High School in 1942. He was a student at Oklahoma University and a member of Phi Gamma Delta when he joined the Army to serve with Field Artillery Units in World War II. He returned to OU to complete undergraduate work and a degree in Law. Upon graduation from Law School, he moved to Lawton where he served as County Attorney, and was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was also a part-time attorney for the City of Lawton. He continued in private practice until 2008. He and Deanna Porter were married on December 25, 1962 by Argus Hamilton at Centenary United Methodist Church. His civic activities included acting as President of the Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Young Man of Lawton, Downtown Kiwanis Club of which he was past president, Chairman and Lifetime Member of the Advisory Board of Salvation Army, President of the Lawton CampFire Girls, and President of the Comanche County Bar Association. He was a Trustee of the McMahon Foundation from 1975-2008. He was named Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year in 1998. He had a love for the children and the arts. Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law; Tamara and Tom Horschler, Faxon, Sharon Redman, Indiana, and Jennifer Redman of the home. He will be missed by grandchildren Stephanie and Anthony Garcia, Jacksonville, FL and Audrey Redman, Indiana; as well as his brother-in-law Paul Porter, Atascadero, CA, and close cousin Patricia Pace, Ft. Worth, TX. He is preceded in death by his wife Deanna, his parents, his son John N Redman, his brother John R Redman, and his grandson Seth Roof. Memorial contributions may be made to Kanakuk Ministries, 1353 Lake Shore Drive, Branson, MO 65616, the American Cancer Society, 1320 NW Homestead Drive, Suite D, Lawton, OK 73505 or Centenary United Methodist Church, 704 SW D Ave., Lawton, OK.

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