Age 72, Lawton - Services will be at 9:30 am Thursday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Curtis Erwin, Pastor of the Crossroads Baptist Church, Elgin officiating. Sgt. Gobble died Sunday at his home in Lawton. Burial with Full Military Honors and Masonic Rites will be at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma. He was born December 24, 1937 in Belton, Texas to Preston and Lucy (Potter) Gobble. He grew up in Belton and moved with his family to Colorado when he was fifteen. He joined the US Army and served in Vietnam and tours in Korea, before retiring in 1980. While in the service he earned the following awards, National Defense Service Medal, Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 7 service stars, Valorous Unit Award, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Presidential Unit Citation, 4 Overseas Service Bars, Master Aircraft Crewman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon 3rd Award, Good Conduct Medal 5th award, NCO Development Ribbon-4, Expert (Rifle M-16). His specialty was Aircraft Maintenance Senior Sergeant and Quality Control Supervisor for the Chinook Helicopter. He married Joan Danner on August 18, 1966 in Odessa, Texas. Following his retirement he was active in the Comanche Masonic Lodge 41 Comanche, Oklahoma. He was a C-Certificate Lecturer on October 4, 1996, was initiated Apprentice on November 15, 1996, Raised Master Mason on December 16, 1996, spent 2 years Junior Warden, 2 years Senior Warden, 2 years Treasurer, was the W.M. in 2000 and 2005, and was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason since April of 1997. He is survived by his wife Joan of the home, four children and spouses, Melissa Wilson and husband James of Lawton, Stacy Erwin and husband Randy of Lawton, Jack Gobble and wife Rita of California, Jody Parker and husband David of Colorado, seven grandchildren, Preston Gobble, Kristopher Wilson, Katie Wilson, Makenzi Koch, Mike Barrett, Tammy Cuneo, Alex Parker, Numerous great grandchildren, three brothers and their spouses, Bob Gobble and Leyle, of Colorado, Preston Gobble and Margaret of New Mexico, John Ames and Christi of Midland, TX, three sisters, Leta Thomas of Missouri, Mary Childers of Midland, TX and Susie DeBorde and husband Clint of Odessa, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, PO Box 2074 Lawton, OK 73502.