IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Millie Mae

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Waters

Nov 2, 1917 — May 6, 2010

Obituary

Age 92, Lawton - Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Northwest Church of Christ with Travis Harbin, Minister, Cave Springs Church of Christ, Cave Springs, Arkansas, and Monte Ginnings, Minister, Northwest Church of Christ, officiating. Mrs. Waters died Thursday at her home. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. She was born November 2, 1917 in Western Grove, Arkansas to William G. and Maude (Harp) Russell. She graduated from Harrison High School, in Harrison, Arkansas, with the class of 1936. She married CW3 (Ret) Julian H. Waters on February 12, 1950. He died March 14, 1995. As a military wife they lived in Little Rock, Harrison and Fort Smith, Arkansas, also San Antonio, Texas and Killeen, Texas. Mrs. Waters has been a resident of Lawton since 1957. She was employed by Montgomery Wards as a PBX Operator when it was located downtown. She was in the Invoice and Records Department after their move. She was a member of Northwest Church of Christ since 1959. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was faithful in her relationships with God and her husband of 45 years. Mrs. Waters taught first grade Bible class and attended the ladies' Bible class for many years. She enjoyed the ladies' birthday get togethers and playing games, where she loved to win. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and David Sexton of Lawton; two grandchildren and their spouses, Kelly and Travis Harbin of Cave Springs, Arkansas and John and Kristy Sexton of Kennesaw, Georgia; three great grandchildren, Chandler Harbin, Christian Harbin and Makayla Harbin; two nephews, Phil Waters of Oklahoma City and Pat Hile of San Antonio, Texas; and two nieces, Janet Stein of Annapolis, Maryland and Kay Crouch of Salisbury, Maryland. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Ruth Garner and a nephew, Fred Hile. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northwest Church of Christ Building Fund, 2402 Cache Rd, Lawton, OK 73505; Tipton Children's Home, PO Box 370, Tipton, OK 73570; or the Westview Boy's Home, PO Box 553, Hollis, OK 73550.

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