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Charles O. Chaffins

Dec 27, 1937 — Mar 14, 2014

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Funeral for SFC (Retired) Charles O. Chaffins, 76, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Sergeant First Class Chaffins died Friday, March 14, 2014 in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. He was born December 27, 1937 in Garrett, Kentucky to Mark and Maude (Duff) Chaffins. He married Linda Lee McGlasson on June 27, 1966 in Belton, Texas. She died December 28, 1989. Sergeant First Class Chaffins served two tours in Vietnam and retired from the Army after twenty years of service. His awards and decorations include the Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Vietnam Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal. Following his retirement, he was a certified building and electrical inspector for the City of Lawton for fifteen years and was also a certified appraiser through the State of Oklahoma Tax Commission. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 751. Survivors include two daughters, Leah Chaffins, Lawton and Leanna Chaffins, Houston, Texas, a granddaughter, Andrea Nauman, Lawton, three brothers, Gordon Chaffins and Robert Chaffins, both of Kentucky and David Chaffins, Virginia and a sister, Barbara Chaffins, Kentucky. He is preceded in death by his wife, parents, three brothers, James Chaffins, Lionel Chaffins and Avery Chaffins and two sisters, Patricia Franklin and Mary Dehler. Memorial contributions may be made to Friends of the WIchitas, P.O. Box 7402, Lawton, OK 73506.

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