Funeral service for Priscilla Rose "Pat" Welker will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Kriss officiating.

Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.

Priscilla Rose "Pat" Welker, age 77, Cache, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at her residence.  She was born March 4, 1939 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Priscilla was blessed with a wonderful family.  Her mother, Roslie Riser and father William Riser were the world to her.  Pat attended Lincoln Elementary and then Central High which is now City Hall.  When Lawton High School was completed, she moved to it, graduating in the class of 1957.  Pat married Phillip Gillock and three girls were born of this union.  She and Phillip divorced in 1967 and on December 31, 1968 she married Paul O. Welker.  Pat owned Greenlawn Funeral Home and Ambulance service.  In early 1974 she became an employee of Public Service Company of Oklahoma.  Pat attended Cameron University studying computer science.  Pat actually wrote the operations manual for the stores / warehouse operations of PSO.  After twenty eight years, Pat retired to her country home, which she and Paul built, south of Cache.  Pat traveled to many countries with Paul, Australia, New Zealand, China, Peru, Panama, Ireland, England and many other European nations.  One of her favorites was the tulips in Amsterdam and another was the beaches of D-Day.

Pat loved her animals, dog, cats, birds, squirrels and other species filled her heart.  Pat was very active in the American Legion Auxiliary caring for our veterans.  In 2002-2003 she served as State President of the American Legion Auxiliary.  She toured all 77 counties and over 300 posts.  She was honored with many awards by professional and fraternal clubs.  Pat served in the VFW, Fraternal Order of Police Auxiliary, PSO Retirees, Foretravel Motorcade Club.  Pat also did work for AMVETS, St. Jude's and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.  She continued this until her health prevented any more of her giving.

Pat attended Boulevard Christian Church for several years.  Later she attended St. Paul's Methodist, marrying Paul there.  After moving to the country, she attended First Baptist Church in Cache.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, in-laws, aunts and uncles.

Priscilla is survived by her husband of 48 years, three daughters; Susan Kay Coleman, Karen Elaine Brenner and Robert and Lucinda Carol Gillock, grandsons, Christopher Schultz, Joshua Brenner and Shawn Johnson.  Great granddaughters Cheyenne Brenner and Devin Brenner, great grandson Flavius Noriega, sister and brother-in-law Holly and James Worley, Sr. and brothers-in-law, Rickey Williams and Michael Henry and wife Linda. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, friends and neighbors who will miss her. Included in the survivors are her cats, Car Wash, Misty Blue, dog Brownie and Julio, her favorite owl.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Lawton VA Center, St. Jude's or M.D. Anderson.