obituaries

Jun 2, 2016

Graveside service for Betty C. Wilson will be held at a later date at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.

Betty C. Wilson, age 94, of Lawton, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016 in Lawton.  She was born January 28, 1922 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Harold James and Thelma Lee Crowley.  She married Amsa W. Wilson on January...

May 30, 2016

Funeral service for Marvin J. Seymour will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in the Fletcher Assembly of God.

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

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May 25, 2016

Funeral service for Nadine Mynes will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. William F. Watkins officiating.

Burial will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill.

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

Nadine Mynes, age 93, Lawton, died Wednesday,...

May 25, 2016

Graveside service for Fred H. Thomas, Jr. will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Highland Cemetery with Dr. Dan Horton officiating.

Burial will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Fred H. Thomas, Jr., age 91, of Lawton, passed away...

May 23, 2016

Funeral service for Rita Sue Miller will be 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.

Rita Sue Miller, 76, of Lawton, passed away May 23, 2016 at her home in Lawton, Oklahoma. Rita...

May 22, 2016

Robert Martin Fels, age 67, Lawton, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 in Lawton.

No funeral services are planned but his cremated remains will be placed in the Auburn Cemetery near West Union, Iowa in a private family service.

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

Robert Martin Fels was born...

May 22, 2016

Funeral service for Jack W. Phillips, Jr., will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Brad Allen officiating.

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

The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

Jack W. Phillips, Jr., age 83, Faxon...

May 21, 2016

Funeral service for SGT (Retired) Floyd C. Stephenson will be 9:30 A.M. Friday, May 27, 2016 at St. John Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Bill Schneider, pastor officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Viewing will be from 8:00 A.M. until...

May 19, 2016

Funeral service for Anita Joyce DeMarcus will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, May 23, 2016 at Paradise Valley Baptist Church, north of Lawton with Rev. Lee A. Russell, Trinity Assembly of God, Bessemer City, North Carolina and Pastor Ordean Nelson officiating.

Burial will follow in Paradise...

May 18, 2016

MAJ (Retired) Hubert U. McGuffin passed away May 18, 2016 at age 84, while a resident of Brookdale Assisted Living in Lawton, OK. Hubert "Mac" was born Feb. 14, 1932 in Laverty, OK to Urbin and Rosemary McGuffin. He graduated Chickasha High School in 1950 then enlisted in the USMC. He was stationed with the 1st Marines and sent...

May 10, 2016

A celebration of life service for Robert Coston (Bob) Bodenhamer, 88, Edmond, will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May, 14, 2016 in First Baptist Church with James Erlich officiating.

Special seating will be reserved for all former LHS and OU football players, coaches, and other athletes. There will be a reception at the church immediately following the...

May 10, 2016

Memorial service for Donna Mae Milton, 49, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2016 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Donna Mae Milton, age 49, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in Oklahoma City.  Donna was born January 27, 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany to Frederick Ross Milton, Sr. and Patricia Ann Milton.  She grew up in...

May 10, 2016

Graveside service for Mr. James Bruce Leonard will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, May 19, 2016 in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK  with Jack L. Ringo, Howe, Texas officiating.

Burial with military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends Wednesday evening,...

May 8, 2016

Sallie Elizabeth Walker passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016, surrounded by her family.  Her death was the result of a brief, but severe illness.

Sallie was born on October 29, 1928 in Bardwell, Texas, to Evelyn and Thomas Sills.  She was raised at Washita Farms in Tishomingo.  Her family later moved to Chapman Ranch in south...

May 8, 2016

Graveside service for LTC (Retired) John Mercadante will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 12, 2016 in the Noel Cemetery in Noel, Missouri.

Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of Ozark Funeral Home in Noel.

No local services will be held.

Local arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral...

May 6, 2016

Funeral service for former Lawton resident, Ruby Lucille Marsh will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Terry Marsh officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday, May 9, 2016 at the...

May 5, 2016

Funeral Mass for MSG (Retired) Ruben H. Sotelo, Jr. will be at 10:30 am Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in the Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Cory D. Stanley, Pastor of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Altus, OK officiating.

Burial with Full Military Honors...

May 4, 2016

Funeral service for Velma Ruth Parker will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2016, in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dave Menge officiating.

Burial will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill.

Velma Ruth Parker, age 99, Lawton, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma.  She was born September 30, 1916 in Beaver, Iowa...

May 1, 2016

Funeral service for Jerry Darwin Jones will be 1:30 P.M. Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Jerry Darwin Jones, age 73, of Lawton passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016...

Apr 30, 2016

Memorial service for Nancy Dorothy Breitwisch Van Hoy–Jackson will be at 10:00 am Monday, May 9, 2016 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church.

Nancy Dorothy Breitwisch Van Hoy-Jackson, 82, Lawton passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Lawton.  She was born October 10, 1933 in Strasburg,...