Graveside service for Philip Matthew White, 79, Apache, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Fort Sill National Cemetery with Mike Suiter, Chaplain, Aspire Hospice officiating. Mr. White died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his residence. Burial with military honors will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. He was born March 7, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit and later moved to the Lawton area. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He had earned his Bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and had worked as a regional manager for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as well as for Civil Service at Fort Sill. He was an avid reader, enjoying murder mysteries and books about war. He also enjoyed gardening, mowing his yard and sitting on the porch swing drinking coffee as well as playing the harmonica. He is survived locally by several step children including, Elaine Cohee, of the home; and several step grandchildren including, Betsy Cohee, Lawton; 2 sons, Joseph and Jeffrey; a daughter, Lisa and several grandchildren. His brother, Bob, and a sister, Barbara, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Aspire Hospice.