Funeral service for MSG (Retired) Gloyd Roberts, 91, Lawton will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, December 11, 2014 in the First United Methodist Church, Lawton with Rev. Al Potts, Pastor officiating.. MSG Roberts died Friday, December 5, 2014 at his home in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Gloyd was born March 1, 1923 near Bennington, Oklahoma in Bryan County to Solomon B. and Carrie Eva (Osborn) Roberts. He graduated from the 8th grade at Beames elementary school and then went to Chilocco Indian Agricultural School for two years. He then went home and received his diploma from Bennington High School. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corp for a year, he then joined the US Army on November 25, 1942. He did his basic training at Fort Hood, TX and Camp Shelby, MS. After basic training he was sent home on leave before going to Camp Kilmer, NJ to sail on July 26, 1944 with the 631st Tank Destroyer Battalion out of New York Harbor to Glasgow, Scotland then to England where they crossed the channel and landed on Omaha Beach in August of 1944. They broke out of there in January, 1945 and crossed into Germany, then Austria. While in Austria the war ended on May 8, 1945. Later he served in Japan and Korea. During the Korean conflict he was wounded and sent back to the United States. He retired from the service on June 1, 1966 after serving 21 years and 7 months active duty and 2 years in the reserves. He received numerous awards, decorations and commendation letters including the Purple Heart, European Campaign Ribbon with 4 stars, National Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, American Defense Ribbon, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Defense Campaign Ribbon with 3 stars, Army Occupation Medal (Japan), Korean War Service Medal awarded on 50th Anniversary of the War, Chinese Communist Forces Counter Offensive Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and a letter of appreciation from the President of the Republic of Korea. After retirement he was employed with Civil Service from 1966 until 1974. He returned to school and received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a minor in Psychology from Cameron University in 1978. After graduation he worked for the Department of Human Services before retiring again. He delivered mobile meals and was active with the Boy Scouts. Gloyd was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lawton, a Master Mason and Life Member of Mount Scott Lodge 540 and had received his 50 year pin, a Life Member in the Order of the Eastern Star and a Member of the Rainbow Board where he had received the Grand Cross of Color. Gloyd married Corine Haggard on June 15, 1952 in Lawton. They had one son, Bruce. Survivors include his wife Corine of the home, a son Bruce M. Roberts and his wife Julie, two grandchildren, Nicholas R. Roberts and Katherine C. Roberts, a niece Brenda Kay Cummings, a grand niece Carrie Thompson, grand nephew Jonathan Cummings, brother-in-law P.W. Haggard and wife Jean, sister-in-law Edna Hennessee and several nieces and nephews-in-law. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Woodrow A. Roberts, James Grady Roberts and Calvin C. Roberts. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Foundation, Lawton, OK or to the American Cancer Society, 1370 NW Homestead Drive, Lawton, OK 73507.