Funeral for Roger Lee Smith, 81, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Centenary United Methodist Church with Dr. Norma Quinn, senior pastor officiating. Mr. Smith died Sunday, June 29, 2014 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Roger Lee Smith was born August 17, 1932 in Lawton to Ansell Allen and Ella Lee (Stephenson) Smith. He attended Washington Elementary, Lawton Junior High and graduated from Lawton High School with the class of 1950. While at Lawton High he was in the band and a member of the FFA. He later attended Cameron University and Oklahoma State University. He served in the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1955. While serving his country in Korea, he was an air traffic controller. He liked to tell the story of how he brought in Marilyn Monroe's airplane when she came to perform for the troops. Following his time in the service he worked for Public Service Company of Oklahoma and as the service manager at Phillips Aubrey Chevrolet. On February 19, 1961, he married Jahrea Friedman in Lawton and went to work with her family at The Vogue. He retired from the retail clothing business in 1993 and took a "retirement job" with State Beauty Supply, which he retired from in 2008. Roger had been a member of the Jaycees, Downtown Lawton Association, the Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society and Centenary United Methodist Church. He loved Lawton and was proud of the fact that his family was some of the early settlers of the city. He was very interested in the history of Lawton and Oklahoma. During the 60's and 70's he worked in the pits at the Lawton Speedway and restored several old cars. He also enjoyed gardening, yard work, genealogy, old cars, old westerns and spending time with his family. What people will remember most about Roger is that he was a kind, honest and loving man who was respected and admired by all who knew him. He loved his family unconditionally and beyond measure. He was the most wonderful husband, daddy and poppy ever. He is survived by his wife, Jahrea, of the home, his daughter, Becky Smith Parks and her husband Brian, Lawton his grandchildren, Zoe Rebecca Gallops and Zachary John Gallops, of Lawton, his nieces, Shelley Williams and her husband Vernon, of Lawton and Dana Corriveau, of Duncan, his grandniece, Lauren Gillian and her husband Robert, of Oklahoma City, his grandnephew, Taylor Williams and Rita DeLira, of Lawton, and his former son-in-law, Scott Gallops, Of Lawton, as well as many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ansell and Ella Lee Smith, his mother-in-law, Lottie Friedman, his sister-in-law, Hona John and several cousins. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Lawton Food Bank, 1819 SW Sheridan Road, Lawton, OK 73505.