Funeral mass for Mary "Connie" Belcher, 76, Lawton, will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2014, in the Frontier Chapel, Fort Sill, with Chaplain (COL) Matthew Pawlikowski officiating. Mrs. Belcher died Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Harlingen, Texas. Burial will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Belcher was born March 13, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey to Patrick and May (O'Donahue) Conroy. She grew up in New Jersey and was a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School in Montclair, New Jersey. She married CW3 (Retired) William Belcher on March 25, 1961 at Livingston, New Jersey. At the time of her marriage she was working for Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey as a secretary. After her marriage she moved as her husband's military career sent him to various duty stations. While stationed in Germany she was involved for seven and one half years with the German-American Youth Association. Following their move to Lawton she worked as a real estate agent with various real estate brokers including Parks-Jones and Coldwell Banker and had the distinction of being named Realtor of the Year. Following retirement, Connie and Bill spent the majority of their time enjoying their condominium in South Padre Island, Texas. She was a member of the Catholic Church and was also very involved in community and civic activities. She was a member of Mountain Metro Ambucs, the Lawton Business and Professional Women's Club and a Red Coat Ambassador with the Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce. She is survived by her husband, of the home; a daughter and son in law, Teresa and Carl Parten, Riverside, California; two grandchildren, Chelsea Parten, Lakewood, Colorado, and Harrison Parten, Dallas, Texas; a sister and brother in law, Joyce and Joe Furnbach, Wanaque, New Jersey; a sister in law, Marianne Conroy, Vernon, New Jersey. Her parents and a brother, William Conroy, preceded her in death.