Age 93, Lawton - Memorial service will be at 11:30 am Tuesday at Centenary United Methodist Church with Rev. Phil Jones, Retired United Methodist Minister, Rev. William F. Todd, Senior Pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church and Rev. Shelly Coulter, Associate Pastor officiating. SMSG Stroud died Friday in a Lawton nursing home. Inurnment with Air Force Honors will be at 10:00 am Tuesday morning at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK. He was born June 21, 1914 in Wideman, Arkansas to Robert L. and Julia Catherine (Montgomery) Stroud. He married Berna Shaver on November 3, 1946 in Salem, Arkansas. He joined the United States Air Force and achieved the rank of Senior Master Sergeant in 1962. He retired in 1971 after 29 years of service. While in the Air Force he served at the following duty stations, Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Thule Air Base, Greenland, Harlingen Air Force Base, Harlingen, TX, US Embassy, Athens, Greece, US Embassy, Rome, Italy, Amarillo Air Force Base, Amarillo, TX, Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, TX, Panama Canal Zone, and Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri. After retirement he moved to Silver Spring, MD where he lived for over thirty years before moving to Lawton. Survivors include his wife Berna of the home, a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Mark Ashton of Lawton, his sister Eleanor Helm of Martinsville, IN, three granddaughters, Kathryn Carlson and her husband Steve of Colorado Springs, CO, Hillary Ashton of Lawton, Courtney Swinconos and husband William of Lubbock, TX, two great grandchildren, Alexis and Jackson Carlson of Colorado Springs, CO, Niece Melba Killian of Calico Rock, AR, nephew Charles Townsend of Calico, AR and numerous other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Allen Ralph Stroud, a brother Roy Stroud, and four sisters, Verna Reynolds, Faye Townsend, Winnie Paul and Buena Prewett. Memorial contributions may be made to Promise Care Hospice at 4202 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK 73505 or to any children's charity of the donor's choice.