Funeral service for Vesta June "V.J." Snelson will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Billy Holder, Pastor of Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, Ringling, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial will follow in Paradise Valley Cemetery, north of Lawton, Oklahoma.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Vesta June "V.J." Snelson, age 89, Lawton, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Lawton. She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on January 9, 1932 to James W. Carter, Jr. and Iona Gail (Shroyer) Carter. She married William John "Bill" Snelson, Sr. on September 20, 1952 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Vesta came to Lawton when her father retired there. She graduated from Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma with a Bachelor's degree in Home Economics and enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening. Vesta was an excellent singer and while living in Louisiana performed in plays. Vesta also had the ability to crow like a rooster. She enjoyed her time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren and will be missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include her two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Chism of Prairieville, Louisiana and Carol June Snelson of Mesquite, Texas, one son, P01 (Retired) William John Snelson, Jr. and wife Dorothy Jean "Dottie" of Lawton, Oklahoma, six grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 17 great-great grandchildren, one sister, Virginia Louise Winn and husband Warren Robert Winn of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and other nieces, nephews, and cousins

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson, SPC Jonathan Bryan Chism, and one sister, Ann Lee Carter.