Graveside Service with military honors for William Clyde "Bill" Radford, Jr. will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2023, at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Bill passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the age of 68 at his home in Lawton, Oklahoma with his family at his side. Bill was born April 10, 1955, in Lawton to Mable & William Radford, Sr. His birth mother was Shirley Etter McLaughlin. He grew up in Lawton and attended Lawton Public Schools and graduated from Cameron University with a bachelor's degree.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1973 until 1975 during the Vietnam Era serving some of his time in Germany. He was also in the National Guard and served in the Gulf War-Desert Storm January – June 1991 receiving numerous awards. He retired from Civil Service.

He is survived by siblings, LeAnn Kriz, Jimmy McLaughlin, Rhonda Huffman, Beckey Watkins many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews, many cousins and two aunts, many friends, and his lifelong friends from the Fish Market.

He is preceded in death by his parents, birth mom, brothers, Larry Slinkard, and Bobby McLaughlin.