Graveside service for Ottis J. Loggins, 87, Lawton will be at 1:00 PM Thursday at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Mr. Loggins died Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born May 31, 1924 in Lafayette, Georgia to Charles Homer and Bessie Ann (Mize) Loggins. He married Johnnie R. Walker in Holdenville, Oklahoma on May 7, 1944. Mr. Loggins joined the Navy in 1942, serving overseas as a Pharmacist's Mate with the 5th Amphibious Corp U.S. Marines. His unit occupied Sasebo, Japan following the end of hostilities. He returned to the United States and was discharged in December 1945. He later joined the Army serving overseas tours in Korea, again in Japan, France and Germany. He came to Fort Sill in 1961, retiring in 1965. Following his retirement he worked a short time in the Adult Clinic at Reynolds Army Community Hospital before moving to the Postal Service in Lawton. He retired again in 1979. He served for several years on the Board of Directors on the Credit Committee of the Comanche County Federal Credit Union. He also served on the Board of Governors for the Retired Personnel Association, where he is a life member. He was a member of the Fort Sill Fish and Wildlife Council for more than 22 years. Survivors include his wife, of the home, a daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Bill Brown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, grandson, Jeff Brown and his wife Brook, Baton Rouge, granddaughter, Holly Reynolds and her husband Kris, Fayetteville, North Carolina, four great grandchildren, brother, Charles Loggins, East Ridge, Tennessee and a sister, Katherine McLaughlin, Cape Coral, Florida He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Barbara Day. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1320 N.W. Homestead Drive, Suite D., Lawton, OK 73505.