obituaries

Lawton & Snyder, OK Obituaries

Major (Retired) Paul H. Billen

Major (Retired) Paul H. Billen

Apr 3, 2015

Funeral Mass for Major (Retired) Paul H. Billen, 90, Lawton, will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Holy Family Catholic Church with Chaplain (MAJ) James O'Neal and Deacon Jim Coe officiating. Major Billen passed away Friday, April 3, 2015, surrounded by his loving family in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be at Walters Cemetery under...

Cedell 'Billy' Johnson, Jr.

Cedell 'Billy' Johnson, Jr.

Apr 2, 2015

Memorial service for Cedell "Billy" Johnson, Jr., 56, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Billy passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Lawton. Burial will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. Billy was born September 11, 1958 in France to Cedell and Berta K. Johnson. He grew up in Lawton...

Anna Rosalie Hill

Anna Rosalie Hill

Apr 1, 2015

Graveside service for Anna Rosalie Hill, 77, Lawton, will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2015, in the Fort Sill National Cemetery with Rev. Dave Menge, Pastor, Western Hills Christian Church officiating. Mrs. Hill died Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Lawton. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Mrs. Hill was born October 26, 1937 in Wheaton,...

Graydon Lee Fooshee

Graydon Lee Fooshee

Apr 1, 2015

Funeral service for Graydon Lee Fooshee, 83, former Lawton resident, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in First Baptist West with Rev. Harold Gaches, pastor officiating. Mr. Fooshee went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Paris, Texas. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Mr. Fooshee...

Jace Matthew Botts

Jace Matthew Botts

Mar 31, 2015

Funeral service for Jace Matthew Botts, infant son of Elizabeth McGowen and Ricky Botts, Lawton will be at 10:00 am Saturday, April 4, 2015 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Cydni Tillery, Associate Pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church, Lawton officiating. Jace passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in Lawton. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. The family...

Dr. Tom Mccollom

Dr. Tom Mccollom

Mar 31, 2015

Funeral service for Dr. Tom McCollom, 81, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Teel, Pastor officiating. Dr. McCollom died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 5-7 pm Friday at the...

Ssg (Retired) Paul G. Kozik, Sr.

Ssg (Retired) Paul G. Kozik, Sr.

Mar 29, 2015

Funeral Mass for SSG (Retired) Paul G. Kozik, Sr., 79, Lawton, will be at 12:00 pm Thursday, April 2, 2015 in the Holy Family Catholic Church, Lawton with Rev. Philip Seeton, pastor and Deacon Jim Coe officiating. SSG Kozik passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 in a Lawton hospital. Burial with full military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens,...

Mary Ann Torbert

Mary Ann Torbert

Mar 29, 2015

Memorial service for Mary Ann Torbert, 84, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Patrick Latham, pastor officiating. Mrs. Torbert died Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Lawton. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born April 2, 1930 in Lawton to Orlo C. and Lurena (Baggett)...

Kay Alice Gwinn

Kay Alice Gwinn

Mar 27, 2015

Graveside service for Kay Alice Gwinn, 80, Lawton, will be at 11:00 am, Monday, March 30, 2015 in the Highland Cemetery with Rev. Dan Eppler officiating Mrs. Gwinn died Friday, March 27, 2015 in a Lawton Hospital. Burial will be under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Mrs. Gwinn was born March 11, 1935 in Lawton to Dwight and...

Edith Fay Hegwood

Edith Fay Hegwood

Mar 27, 2015

Funeral for Edith Fay Hegwood, 83, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Harold Gaches, pastor of First Baptist West officiating. Mrs. Hegwood died Friday, March 27, 2015 in Lawton. Entombment will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born June 28, 1931...

Ronald Joe Dempsey

Ronald Joe Dempsey

Mar 27, 2015

Word has been received on the death of Ronald Joe Dempsey, 70, of Mountain Park. Ronald passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at his home. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held at a later date to celebrate his...

E. Gene Wulf

E. Gene Wulf

Mar 25, 2015

Funeral service for E. Gene Wulf, 72, Duncan will be at 9:30am Monday, March 30, 2015 at St. John Lutheran Church, Lawton with Rev. Dr. Bill Schneider, Pastor officiating. Mr. Wulf passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at his home in Duncan. Burial with military honors will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK under the direction of Becker-Rabon...

Ida Doris Shipp

Ida Doris Shipp

Mar 23, 2015

Funeral for Ida Doris Shipp, 95, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Friday, March 27, 2015 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenn Lane, pastor of Olivet Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Shipp died Monday, March 23, 2015 in Oklahoma City. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born November 13, 1919 in Bremerhaven, Germany to Peter...

Dwight Leon Sallee

Dwight Leon Sallee

Mar 21, 2015

Memorial service for Dwight Leon Sallee, 70, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in the North Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall with Frankie Hall, Elder officiating. Mr. Sallee died Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Oklahoma City. Dwight was born October 6, 1944 in Lawton to Clyde F. Sallee and Gloria Joyce Hornsby. He moved to California...

Roy W. Williams

Roy W. Williams

Mar 20, 2015

Funeral service for Roy W. Williams, 56, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Williams died Friday, March 20, 2015, in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens He was born April 2, 1958 in Lawton. He grew up in Lawton and had worked in the roofing and construction...

Dorothy Evans

Dorothy Evans

Mar 19, 2015

Graveside service for Dorothy Evans, 93, Waurika, will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton with Dave Menge, Pastor of Western Hills Christian Church, Lawton officiating. Mrs. Evans passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Waurika. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born July 27, 1921 in Crowder, Mississippi...

Barbra Jean Ellison

Barbra Jean Ellison

Mar 18, 2015

Funeral service for Barbra Jean Ellison, 81, Lawton will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Olivet Baptist Church, Lawton with Pastor George C. Malloy, Heaven Way Apostolic Church, Lawton officiating. Mrs. Ellison passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at her home. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was...

Estelle Pickens

Estelle Pickens

Mar 17, 2015

Funeral service for Estelle Pickens, 86, Geronimo, will be at 1:00pm Friday, March 20, 2015 in the Antioch Baptist Church, South of Lawton with Rev. Vivian Garza, Pastor officiating. Mrs. Pickens passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born January 24,...

Gene Kinsey

Gene Kinsey

Mar 14, 2015

Funeral service for Gene Kinsey, 78, Lawton will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at First Baptist West with Harold Gaches, Pastor officiating. Mrs. Kinsey passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 at her home. Entombment with military honors will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She...

Col (Retired) Robert E. "Bob" Sims

Col (Retired) Robert E. "Bob" Sims

Mar 12, 2015

Funeral for COL (Retired) Robert E. "Bob" Sims, 85, Lawton will be at 12:30 PM Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Elgin First United Methodist Church with Rev. Coy J. Remer, pastor and Brother Gary Neighbors officiating. He passed away Thursday, March 12th at his home surrounded by his loving family. Burial will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin...