Graveside service for former Lawton resident William Clayton Kern, 93, will be at 2:00 pm Monday, August 11, 2014 in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Mr. Kern passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 in Oklahoma City . The Family will greet friends Sunday evening, August 10, 2014 from 4 pm until 6 pm at the funeral home. He was born November 11, 1920 in Lawton , Oklahoma to John Wesley and Medie Lee (Sexton) Kern. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1938 and attended Cameron College . He served in the US Army Signal Corp in Greenland during WW II, from February 8, 1941 until October 25, 1945. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He worked Civil Service at Fort Sill from 1945 until he retired in 1970. He worked as a contracting officer and at the Fort Sill Hospital . He married Maxine E. Freie on February 8, 1943 in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He was a member of NARFE, AARP, The Knife and Fork Club, the Lawton Coin Club, Lawton Bowling Club and played softball for Fairmont Foods. He loved listening to music and was always singing. Survivors include his wife of the home, 3 daughters and their husbands, Karen and Mike Hebert, St. Peter, MN, Beverly and Larry Rehl of Ponca City, and Linda and Dave Smith of Edmond. He is also survived by 6 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers Robert, Loyd, Weldon, and Raymon. Memorial contributions may be made to Search Program, PO Box 371 , Edmond , OK 73083 or the Northwest Church of Christ Building Fund, 67th & Quanah Parker Trwy, Lawton, OK 73505.