Funeral service for Roger S. VanDervort, 71, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Billy Harmon, Pastor, Arena Cowboy Church, officiating. Roger passed away at home Sunday, July 20, 2014 with family at his side following a long decline in health. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Roger was born October 3, 1942 in Bristolville, Ohio. He grew up in Lawton and was a 1960 graduate of Lawton High School. He married the love of his life, Linda Buttram, on October 21, 1966 in Lawton. He served for a time in the Oklahoma National Guard. He also attended Business College. He worked building mobile home trailers with his dad and also worked as a hired hand for Sullivan Dairy & Farms before beginning a longtime career with Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Roger started his career at PSO reading meters in 1965, and at the time of his retirement he served as a dispatcher. Roger's first love was his family, but he also enjoyed working with his tractor, attending rodeos, camping and telling jokes. He was always upbeat and loved to make people smile and laugh. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Linda VanDervort; two daughters and sons in law, Kim and Justin Myers and Lori and Brian Brower, all of Anadarko; three granddaughters, Lacy Bolden and husband Bobby, Brilee Brower and Britnee Brower; a great grandson, Noah Bolden; two step grandchildren, Levi Myers and Josey Myers. His parents, James G. and Flossie VanDervort, and a son, Craig Lynn VanDervort, preceded him in death.