Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Leslie W. Rowland, Jr., 72, Lawton, will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2013 in the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Father Joseph R. Ross, Pastor officiating. Sergeant Rowland died Monday, July 1, in Norman, Oklahoma. Burial with full military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. A wake service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel with a visitation to follow until 7:00 p.m. Sergeant Rowland was born March 28, 1941 at Port Jefferson, New York to Leslie W. Rowland, Sr. and Alice (Caldwell) Rowland. He grew up in New York and was a graduate of Patchogue High School. Following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for more than 20 years until his retirement at Fort Sill on September 30, 1978. He was a Vietnam veteran and had received numerous awards. He married Anna Murr on July 7, 1961 in Germany. He later worked for Eddie Cordes in Walters as a service manager for twenty years. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, the VFW and the DAV. He is survived by his wife, of the home; four children, Carol Thomas, Ponca City, Oklahoma, Sandy Fields, Dallas, Texas, Anthony Rowland, Lawton, and Johnny Rowland and his wife Lorie, Dallas; ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; siblings, Duane Rowland, Pearle Lombardi, David Caldwell and Toni Lynn Looker. His parents and a sister, Cheryl, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 12 SW 7th Street, Lawton OK 73501.