Age 78, Lawton - Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Chaplain (CPT) Scott Kennis, Fort Sill, officiating. Sergeant King died Sunday at a local hospital. Burial with full military honors will be at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born August 30, 1931 in Barboursville, West Virginia to Virgil and Mary (Clay) King. He entered the Army in 1951. He served in both Korea and Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 Device. Richard was a life member of the VFW, and after his Army retirement he was the VFW Manager for twelve years. He was also an agent for the Army Times for over twenty years. He married Eva Schultz on December 19, 1964 in Dushorn, Germany. He was a Baptist. He is survived by his wife of the home; a stepson, Wolfgang Schultz of Germany; two nieces, Joanne Hillarich and Christine Walsh both of Kentucky; and many friends. His parents preceded him in death.