Age 90, Lawton - Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Joseph R. Ross, officiating. Sergeant Vela died Saturday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. Sergeant Vela was born June 23, 1919 in Victoria, Texas. He married Josephine Flores on December 16, 1950 in Victoria, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army for 23 years, retiring in 1964. He was a veteran of the Korean War and had served tours of duty in Hawaii and Germany. He later retired from Civil Service with more than 20 years of service. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, the VFW and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, of the home; two sons and daughters in law, John and Mary Elizabeth Vela, Lawton, and Marc and Nicole Flores, Cape May, New Jersey; three daughters, Mary Rice and Martha Vela, both of Lawton, and Alexis Clement, Duncan; 10 grandchildren, Adam, Heather, Shaun, Jeremy, Devon, Daniel, Celesia, Ian, Olivia and Thomas; 8 great grandchildren, Sierra, Haylee, Jaden, Kaleb, Zoey, Alyssa, Taylor and Brooklyn. A son, Robert Michael Vela, a grandson, Jason Michael Vela, a granddaughter, Tracee D. Rice, one brother and five sisters, preceded him in death.