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Vernon I.

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Greer

Feb 7, 1920 — Jun 25, 2010

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Age 90, Lawton - Memorial service will be 2:00 PM Monday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Wayne Chaplin, pastor and Dr. James Brock officiating. Mr. Greer died Friday in Lawton. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born February 7, 1920 in Gillette, Wyoming. He moved to Loveland, Colorado when he was two where he attended school and graduated from Loveland High School. He worked for a florist in his teen years. He married Marian (Tiny) Johnson on March 16, 1941. They moved to Lawton in October 1941 where he worked for Steddam the Florist. Mr. Greer was drafted in August 1943 and transferred to Colorado and enlisted in the Navy. He served aboard the USS Shangri La until November 1945. He returned to Lawton in June 1946 and opened Greers Flowers & Gifts, retiring in June 1984. Mr. Greer joined the First Presbyterian Church in October 1946 and served as an Elder, Deacon and Trustee. He was a lifetime board member of the Salvation Army and a member of the Downtown Kiwanis Club for forty years. He is survived by his wife, of the home, children; Dixie G. Walker, Stephen V. Greer and his wife Patsy, two grandsons, Stephen G. Walker & his wife Traci and William A. Walker, a granddaughter, Ashley V. Greer and fiancé Jason Grey, two great grandsons, William W. Walker and John G. Walker and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1302 S.W. A Ave, Lawton, OK, Salvation Army, 1306 S.W. E Ave, Lawton, OK 73501 or Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, PO Box 2074, Lawton, OK 73502.

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