Funeral service with military honors for Richard Lee Thompson, 66, Lawton will be at 1:30 pm Thursday, April 4, 2013 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Preston Morgan, Associate Pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church, Lawton officiating. Mr. Thompson died Friday, March 29, 2013 in a Norman hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. * The family will greet friends Wednesday evening, April 3, 2013 from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home. * Richard was born September 29, 1946 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Marsden and Jewel (Campbell) Thompson. He was raised in Hobbs and left New Mexico to join the US Air Force. Upon the completion of his tour in the Air Force, he began a career in the oil fields of West Texas. He then enlisted into the US Army, and resided in Lawton. He was medically discharged, and continued working at Fort Sill for ITT Industries, Inc. and Fort Sill National Bank until he was diagnosed with cancer of the tonsil. Richard was a thirteen year survivor to cancer. Our Heavenly Father called on his son Richard Lee Thompson to come and be at his side and to help watch over his surviving family, his wife of 31 years, Janice Popa Thompson of the home, daughter Kimberly Warner and her husband Colan of Lawton, OK, a son Russell Thompson of Oregon, grandsons Colan, Jr., Joshua, Jacob, granddaughters Amanda and Leutte, two great grandchildren, brothers, Jimmy of Beaumont, TX, Steve of Houston, TX, Roger Dean of Las Vegas, NV, Curtis of Hobbs, NM, Glen of Las Vegas, NV, Tommy of Killeen, TX, Billy Herring of Lawton, OK, sisters, Carolyn Rodriguez of Hobbs, NM, Lois Bizor of Dallas, TX, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Richard Lee Thompson, Jr., a sister Jo Ellen White, a sister Judy Faye Rollins and his beloved companions Patches and Brittany. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1320 NW Homestead Drive, Lawton, OK 73505 or to the American Heart Association, PO Box 841125, Dallas, TX 75284.