Memorial service for SFC (Retired) Rodney Lee Gwin will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2019 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Jerome Burris officiating.

Placement of the urn with full military honors will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in the Fort Sill National Cemetery Columbarium, Elgin, Oklahoma.

SFC (Retired) Rodney Lee Gwin, 72, Elgin, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at his home in Elgin. He was born November 29, 1946 in Richmond, Indiana to Edwin Lee and Wilma L. (Cablinger) Gwin. He was born in Indiana but raised in Dallas, Texas. Rodney later joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam, Alaska, Germany, Texas and Oklahoma before retiring in 1988. He married Martha Nesbit on September 12, 1969 in Dallas, Texas and the couple had recently celebrated their 50 ^th wedding anniversary together. Rodney had a love for fishing, family and friends. Rodney was able to maintain his sense of humor until his very last day. He will be missed by all.

Rodney is survived by his wife of the home, three sons, James David Gwin and wife Rebecca, Jason Edward Lee and Jacob Andrew Gwin all of Elgin, Oklahoma, six grandchildren, Travis Anthony Gwin Bates of Kingman, Arizona, Hannah Gwin and Desiree Alexandra both of Nashville, Tennessee, Morgan, Andrew and Holden Harless all of Elgin, Oklahoma, one great grandchild, Kiah Niome, two brothers, Richard Gwin and wife Vera of Buford, South Carolina and David Gwin of Frisco, Texas, one sister, Janet Laswell of Richmond, Indiana and many other family members.

Rodney was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Barbara Simon.