Graveside service for Richard Neil Wood, 80, Lawton will be at 3:00 pm Friday in the Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin, Missouri, under the direction of Mason-Woodard Funeral Home, Joplin, MO. Mr. Wood died Friday at his home in Lawton, Oklahoma. Local arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. *** Visitation will be from 7pm until 8pm Thursday evening at Becker Funeral Home*** He was born August 27, 1930 in Joplin, MO to Basil and Gladys (Belk) Wood. He married Shirley Mae Howell on April 8, 1955 in Miami, OK. She passed away April 11, 2008. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1975, after twenty three years of service. While in the Army he earned the following awards, Korean Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, 1 year Safe Driver Badge, National Defense Service Medal (2 Awards), Good Conduct Medal (5 Awards), Vietnam Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 Awards) and The Army Commendation Medal. After his retirement from the Army, he worked at Goodyear, where he retired in 1992. He loved to fish, enjoyed family gatherings and was a generous good hearted man who loved his family. He is survived by his two children, Mike Wood and wife Ellen of Tulsa, OK, Beverly Brown and husband Jim of Lawton, OK, three grandchildren, Karen Owens and husband Shawn of Tulsa, OK, Tina Brown of Lawton, OK and David Brown of Lawton, OK, eight great grandchildren, Bethany, Megan and Michelle Owens, Wes, Austin, Shelby and Audrey Brown, Devon Avila Brown, his brother Jim Wood and wife Carol of Joplin, MO and a sister Patty Wood of Joplin, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and a sister. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist East Building Fund, 3302 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK 73501.