Age 72, Lawton - Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Leonard Reimer officiating. Sergeant Valverde died Thursday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. He was born February 26, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Pedro and Isbel Rosas Valverde. He grew up and graduated high school in California. He joined the U.S. Army on February 15, 1956 and was retired at Fort Sill on September 30, 1979. Following his retirement he worked for Civil Service at Fort Sill for 16 years. He married Elsa A. Hertfelder on May 10, 1960 at Ansbach, Germany. She preceded him in death on April 10, 1999. He later married Ingeborg Riley on September 4, 1999 at Lawton. He was a member of Northwest Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the VFW. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three daughters and two sons in law, Linda and Jerry Jeffries, Berthoud, Colorado, Samantha Valverde, of the home, and Donna and Keith Flores, San Diego, California; three step sons and step daughters in law, Gerald and Caroline Riley, Anadarko, Oklahoma, David and Patricia Riley, Lawton, and Mike and Nema Riley, Geronimo, Oklahoma; five grandchildren, six step grandchildren and several cousins. His parents, one brother and one sister, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Promise Care Hospice, 4202 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton OK 73505.