Funeral Mass for Neal A. Goode, 88, Lawton will be at 12:00 PM Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, pastor officiating. Neal went to Heaven on Friday, January 30, 2015 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday, February 2, 2015 at the funeral Home. He was born October 10, 1926 in Lawton, to Irene F. Goode. He graduated in 1944 from St. Mary's Catholic School in Lawton and attended Cameron Junior College and Southwestern State College in Weatherford, OK. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, spending 14 months as a medic in the Philippines, before he was honorably discharged in November 1946. He was later recalled to active duty in 1950 for the Korean conflict. He married Dorothy Stinnett on July 28, 1951 in Lawton, OK. They have been a devoted married couple for over 63 years, supporting each other throughout their lives. He retired from Civil Service in January 1983 with 35 years of federal service. At the time of his retirement, he was serving as Chief of the Operations Division, Department of Tactics and Combined Arms, Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK. Neal was very active in the sport of bowling for more than 60 years. He was a Life Member of the Lawton-Ft. Sill Bowling Association where he served as President and Secretary. He was elected President of the Oklahoma State Bowling Association in 1974-75. He organized the first youth bowling league in Lawton, served many years as an instructor and coach in youth bowling leagues, and served as President and Secretary of the Lawton-Ft. Sill Junior Bowling Association, which he founded. He organized and conducted the first Special Olympics Bowling Tournament in Lawton and stayed active in this event for over 20 years. He authored the "History of Bowling in Lawton, OK, 1939-1992". The proceeds of the sale of this book were used for college scholarships for youth bowlers. He was inducted into the Lawton-Ft. Sill (1974) and Oklahoma State (1980) Bowling Halls of Fame. He enjoyed traveling, camping, and fishing. He always looked forward to annual summer camping trips with the family to Colorado and Lake Fort Cobb. He and Dorothy also took yearly trips to Port Aransas, TX every autumn. He dearly loved each member of his family and enjoyed spending time with them at every opportunity. We have many fond memories of these family get-togethers. His legacy is honesty, patience, fairness, optimism, perseverance, and faith in God, which has left an indelible mark on his family. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. He survived by his wife, Dorothy, of the home; a son, Randy Goode and his wife, Remy of Lawton; a daughter, Karen Hall and her husband Jeff of Lawton; 2 granddaughters, Staci (Goode) Montgomery and husband Brian of Sulphur, OK, and Kayla Hall and fiancé Derek Hendricks of Lawton. He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene, and sister, Loraine Kapec. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Greiner's School for the Handicapped, 10 SE B Ave, Lawton, OK, 73501 or the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 1010 SW 82nd Street, Lawton, OK, 73505.