Age 76, Lawton - Services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Dr. Daniel Martin, Chaplain, officiating. Mr. Mihalis died Friday in Lawton. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Naval Honors. The family will receive friends on Monday from 5-7 pm at the funeral home. He was born July 22, 1933 in Elyria, Ohio to Sam and Wilma (Keramedias) Mihalis. He grew up in Ohio and graduated high school in Elyria. He served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict aboard the heavy cruiser USS Columbus. He was aboard the Columbus in the South China Sea when it rammed the destroyer USS Parks during night maneuvers. He earned the National Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He worked in retail until his retirement as the Vice President of Operations for Bloomingdale's and Macy's in Manhattan, New York. He married Pamela Scoggins Bonnell in Elyria, Ohio on October 5, 2002. They moved to Lawton in January of 2006. He was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, of the home; 6 children, Cindy Gibbons, Chris Smith, Jennifer Bishop and Steve Mihalis all of Elyria, Ohio, David Mihalis and Jeannie Toth both of Florida; his mother of Elyria, Ohio; 2 sisters, Rita and her husband Joe Vandengoorbergh and Rosie Mihalis all of Elyria, Ohio; many grandchildren; a father-in-law-and mother-in-law, Dewey and Marylce Scoggins of Lawton; 2 brothers-in-law, Robert Scoggins of Faxon and Ronald and wife Nancy Scoggins of Berne, Texas; a step son, Verneil Samuel Henderson III and his fiancée Rachel Baer of Littleton, Colorado; and a step grandson, Zachary V. Henderson. His father preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, PO Box 2074, Lawton, OK 72502.