obituaries

Feb 19, 2026

Funeral services for Paul H. Gilbreth will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in Bethesda Church of God, Duncan, Oklahoma with Rev. Johnny Gray and Rev. Harold Metheny officiating.

He will be laid to rest with military honors in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, under the direction of...

Feb 18, 2026

Funeral service for Janice Wells will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026 in Calvary Temple, Cyril, Oklahoma, with Kip Ackley officiating.

Interment will take place at a later date in the Fort Sill National Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Janice Wells died Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age...

Feb 16, 2026

Funeral Services for 1SG (Retired) Francis "Frank" J. Gorman will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 20, 2026, in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jared Byrns, Pastor, officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

1SG (Retired) Francis "Frank" J. Gorman was born on April 21, 1946, in Hancock County, Ohio,...

Feb 15, 2026

Graveside funeral service for Richard Gene "Rick" Fanning will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 2026 in Letitia Cemetery.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Richard Gene "Rick" Fanning died Sunday, February 15, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 72. He was born December 16, 1953, in Fairbanks, Alaska, to Billy...

Feb 15, 2026

Funeral service for Chun Littlefield will be 10:00 am Wednesday, February 25, 2026 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Chun Littlefield, age 83, of Lawton, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026 in Lawton. She was born August 25, 1942 in Gyeonggi-Do, Korea.

Survivors include her son, Alan Lee Littlefield and three granddaughters, Allyson, Emma and Avery...

Feb 13, 2026

Funeral Services for Kimberly S. Roper will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 2026, in Locust Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Gary Neighbors officiating.

Burial will follow in Sterling Cemetery under the direction of Becker Rabon Funeral Home.

Kimberly Sue Roper went to be with her Lord on February 13, 2026, at the age...

Feb 10, 2026

Memorial service for Helen J. McKay will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2026 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Curtis Erwin officiating.

Burial will take place in a private family ceremony in the Mountain Park Cemetery, Mountain Park, Oklahoma.

Helen J. McKay passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age...

Feb 10, 2026

Memorial service for MAJ (Retired) George Edward McKay will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2026 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Curtis Erwin officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

George Edward McKay died Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 86....

Feb 10, 2026

David Mathew Allen Sr., 53, passed away on February 10, 2026, at his home in Lawton, surrounded by his family.

David was born on November 23, 1972, in Homestead, Florida, to Jerry and Connie (Taylor) Allen. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1991 and earned his certification as an Auto Body Technician from Great Plains Technology...

Feb 9, 2026

Funeral service for David Beede will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2026, at Snyder Methodist Church with Pastor Greg Schulz of Snyder, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery Snyder, Oklahoma under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder.

The family will greet friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday at the...

Feb 9, 2026

Graveside service for Carol K. Bean will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2026, at Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Oklahoma with Pastor Jeong Ki-Young, New Light United Methodist Church officiating.

Carol K. Bean, 93, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Monday February 9, 2026, in Lawton. She was born on March 3, 1932, in South Korea. She married Harold...

Feb 9, 2026

Cpl (Retired) Stefan John Gerace, 56, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026, in Lawton. He was born April 14, 1969, in Dorsten, Germany to Samuel J. Gerace and Barbel (Maschke) Gerace.

Private family graveside with military honors will be held under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Stefan graduated from...

Feb 9, 2026

A celebration of life and home going service for Louise Marie Lowery will be held on Friday, February 20, at 11:30 a.m. at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial to follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Louise Marie Lowery, 77, of Chesapeake, Virginia, went to be with the Lord on February 9th, 2026, surrounded by her...

Feb 8, 2026

Reita Michiele Linton, 64, died on February 8, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Reita was born on January 5, 1962, to Frank and Norma (Starkey) Pepper in Roswell, New Mexico. She Graduated from Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

She is survived by her niece, Lisa Merkle; nephew, Charles Anspach; honorary sister, Kathlene Hammett; stepbrother, Jim Christensen;...

Feb 7, 2026

Funeral service for SSG (Retired) Willie D. Stallworth will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with William Terry, West Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow at Fort Sill National Cemetery.

The family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at...

Feb 6, 2026

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Jo Ann Messick, who died Friday, February 6, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 92.

Jo Ann was born May 2, 1933, on the family farm south of Indiahoma, Oklahoma, to Virgil and Martha (Lietner) Bland. She grew up...

Feb 6, 2026

Graveside service for Travis Wayne Johnson will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Mountain Park Cemetery, Mountain Park, Oklahoma with Elder Norman Jones and Elder Art Barker officiating.

Travis Wayne Johnson, 50, of Snyder, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was born on March 11, 1975, in Tucson,...

Feb 6, 2026

Graveside funeral service with military honors for Fletcher L. Tilghman, Sr. will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2026 in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 5-7 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

Fletcher L. Tilghman died Friday, February 6, 2026, in...

Feb 5, 2026

Graveside service for Virginia L. Weeks will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12, 2026, at Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Oklahoma with Chaplain John Molz, Refuge Hospice officiating.

Services are under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Virginia L. Weeks, 87, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Lawton. She was born on...

Feb 3, 2026

Funeral Mass for Nellie J. Ardoin, 91, of Lawton, will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Rev. Brannon Lepak, Pastor, officiating. Burial to follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Friends may view at the funeral home from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00...