Funeral service for Mary E. Fanning, 85, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Terry Bell, Pastor, Lifepark Christian Fellowship, Tulsa officiating. Mrs. Fanning died Sunday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Fanning was born December 10, 1926 in Lawton to Lloyd and Ida Mae (Cloud) Barrett. She grew up in Lawton and attended Roosevelt Elementary School and would later, as an adult, earn her GED. She married Raymond J. Fanning in Lawton. He preceded her in death in 1981. She was also preceded in death by her longtime companion, Kenneth Garrison. Shortly after her marriage she moved to California and worked as a manager for See's Candies. She returned to Lawton in 1982. She had served as PTA president and was active in school activities when her children were young. She was a people person and had the ability to envelop those with whom she came in contact. She enjoyed square dancing, cooking, sewing and playing games. She delighted in seeing people smile. It was her greatest joy to hear laughter fill her home. It was important to her to make memories that would last for generations. She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Fanning and Debbie Handeland; three grandchildren, Tracy Young, Keith Obert-Thorn and Tammy McNeely; thirteen great grandchildren, Lori Ray Obert-Thorn, Dallas Young, Kaleb, Keilah Obert-Thorn, Tyler Obert-Thorn, Willow Mary Young, Dakota McNeely, Emily McNeely, Reyleigh Obert-Thorn, Trinity McNeely, Kennedy Obert-Thorn, Cadence McNeely and Lucas Obert-Thorn; a brother and sister in law, Dave and Carol Barrett; several nieces and nephews. Her parents, two brothers, W.G. and Jack Barrett, and three sisters, Dorothy Barrett, Margaret Evans and Betty Teague, preceded her in death.