Graveside service with full military honors for SMSgt (Retired) William (Wayne) Biddle will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, June 21, 2024 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.

SMSgt (Retired)William (Wayne) Biddle, age 74, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away on May 10, 2024 after a long illness.

Wayne, as he was known to all, was born to William Wesley and Katie Inez (née Ferguson) Biddle in Hope, Arkansas on December 7, 1949. The family lived in Hooks, Texas where Wayne graduated high school in 1968.

Wayne entered the Air Force right after high school, and retired as a Senior Master Sergeant in 1989.

Wayne then worked for Diasonics and then Toshiba, and later Hitachi Medical Systems of America, as a field technician. He traveled the world working on MRI units. He retired in the early 2000s.

While in the Air Force, Wayne was stationed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, where he met Anita Elizalde, known affectionately as Nita. The two were wed in 1971. They share two children, Cristine (born 1972) and Michael (born 1977). The family lived in the U.S. but returned to Clark for a short time in the 1980s.

Wayne settled the family in Lawton, OK in 1989. During his retirement, Wayne enjoyed many hobbies, but he especially loved amateur radio. He made many friends with this hobby and shopped at ham fests around the country.

Wayne is proceeded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nita; his children Cristine Dryer (Joe) of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Michael Biddle (Rebecca) of Yukon, Oklahoma; one grandson, Nathan Dryer; and his sister, Linda Hall of Hooks, Texas.