Graveside service for SFC (Retired) Howard Hemmingway will be 1:00 PM Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. SFC (Retired) Howard Hemmingway, age 77, of Lawton passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 in Lawton. He was born June 30, 1938 in Stonewall, Mississippi to John Porter and Desma Marie Hemmingway. He married Mary L. Ledbetter on August 7, 1962 in Anniston, Alabama. Sgt. Hemmingway was a veteran of the Vietnam war and received the following decorations and awards; National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Two Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Driver Badge, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Driver Identification Badge, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Two Overseas Service bars, Good Conduct Medal Third Award, Army Commendation Medal, Drill Instructor Badge, US Army Recruiter Badge and Expert (rifle M-16). He retired after 22 years of service. He then went to work for Northrop. Sgt. Hemmingway was a lifetime member of the VFW. Survivors include his wife, of the home, son, Howard Hemmingway, Jr., daughter, Tina Marie Blue and her husband Tony, all of Lawton, granddaughters, Heather Lannae Rupp and her husband Justin, Lawton and Brittany Hemmingway, Round Rock, Texas, grandson, Matthias Porter Hemmingway, Duncan, great granddaughter, Miley Jade Rupp, Lawton and a sister, Mary Helen Smith, Mississippi.