Funeral services for Tommy Monroe, 54, Lawton, will be 11:00 am Friday in the Calvary Tabernacle, 6th and H Ave. with Rev. Delbert Hughes, pastor of the Lighthouse Church of God, officiating. Mr. Monroe died Tuesday in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Tommy was born on June 18, 1958 in Lawton to Thomas and Bernice (Hennessee) Monroe. He graduated from Moore High School. Tommy was a carpenter by trade who loved to build things. He married Cindy Gifford on July 13, 2006 in Lawton. He worked in maintenance at the Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center for seventeen years. Tommy was a wonderful husband and father who was always willing to help anyone. His love for race cars was a dominant portion of his life. Survivors include his wife of the home; seven children, Christina Monroe, Tiffany Monroe, Bryan Monroe, Jarod Jackson, Aaron Monroe, Ashley Harp and Melissa Harp; four grandchildren, Addison, Bristol, Dillon and Ryan; his parents, Thomas and Bernice Monroe, Fletcher; and three sisters, Paula Hicks, Connie Ledford and Angie Rowe.