Graveside funeral service for SSG (Retired) Herman Norman, 83, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Sergeant Norman died Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Lawton after a lengthy illness. Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Sergeant Norman was born May 29, 1931 in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Noel and Blanche (Broussard) Normand. He grew up in Louisiana and enlisted in the U.S. Army at a young age. He served 21 years in the Army and was retired at Fort Sill. Following his retirement he worked for Civil Service in the Fort Sill Maintenance Shop. He married Carolyn Johnson on August 20, 1962 and they divorced on November 5, 1980. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He is survived by his daughter, LTC (Retired) Angie D. Norman, Leesville, Louisiana; former spouse, Carolyn Norman Gomez, Lawton; grandson, Shaun Simpson; granddaughter, Dorina Norman; great grandson, Desmond Meade; brother, Ernest Norman; two sisters, Alberta Hundley and Annabelle Baylous; numerous nieces and nephews. His son, Ronald Norman, five brothers and one sister, preceded him in death.