Funeral service for former Lawton resident, Richard Lee Stokes, 64, Cibolo, Texas, will be at 12:30 pm Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Teel, Pastor officiating. Mr. Stokes died Sunday, February 2, 2014 in Live Oak, Texas. Burial with military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. * The family will greet friends Wednesday evening at the funeral home from 6pm until 8pm * He was born December 19th, 1949 in Tampa, Florida. He grew up in Tampa and Lawton, where he graduated from Lawton High School in 1968. He attended Cameron University, and married Eva Garcia on September 19th, 1971. They later divorced. He was a loving single father of two children, and he coached soccer for Park Lane Elementary School. He served in the US Army from October 1972 until October 1978. He worked Civil Service for thirty years, and was a Lawton Public Schools teacher for three years. He was a member of Cameron Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school. Richard loved God, family, outdoor activities, golf, bowling, coaching soccer and was a huge fan of Elvis and John Wayne. Survivors include one son, Kevin Stokes and his wife Brandi of San Antonio, TX, one daughter, Michelle Julian and her husband T.J. of Elgin, OK, five grandchildren, Chase, Ashlee, Amber, Wesley and Shalina, one sister, Suzanne (Liz) Southerland of Lawton, OK, two nieces, Carolyn Price of Dallas, TX and her two sons Austin and Braeden of Elgin, OK, Kelly Henley and her husband Curtis and their two sons, Mason and Jaxon of Frisco, TX and a brother-in-law Phillip Barfield of Lawton, OK.