Funeral service for Ray Brown will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at First Baptist East with Rev. Doug Passmore, Pastor, Ken Couch and Robert Brown officiating.

Burial with military honors will follow in Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Ray Brown, 91, Lawton passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center. He was born August 31, 1926 in Stover, Missouri to George E. and Hazel Marie (Helmig) Brown.  He attended schools in Stover before moving to Lawton for his senior year.  He graduated from Lawton High School.  He entered the US Army and served overseas in Germany during WW II.  Upon his discharge from the Army, he married Della Ann Wilson on October 24, 1948 near Apache, Oklahoma.  She passed away April 18, 2013.  Ray attended Cameron University before going to work for Home Décor & Air from 1966 until 1979.  He then worked for First Baptist Church as Maintenance Supervisor from 1979 until 1994.  He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church where he was a Deacon.

Survivors include his three children; Judy and husband Doug Garland of Elgin, David and wife Pearl Brown of Lawton, Robert and wife Kim Brown of Franklin, NC, seven grandchildren; Matthew and wife Erin Garland, Meredith and husband Dustin Hannifin, David and wife Gaylen Brown, Jason and wife Christina Bobbitt, Chad and wife Jamie Brown, Jeffrey and wife Candy Brown and Lauren and husband Jamey Halyburton.  He is also survived by his great grandchildren; Taylor, Kylie, Madeline, Annabelle, Ande Lou, Benson, Patrick, Whitaker and Matt.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents, wife and his sister Dorothy B. Ramsey.