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Lawton & Snyder, OK Obituaries

Valeria Tom

Valeria Tom

Dec 28, 2014

Funeral for Valeria Tom, 83, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Shelley Forrester, Rector officiating. Mrs. Tom died Sunday, December 28, 2014 in Brenham, Texas. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until...

Lauretta 'Polly' Salmon

Lauretta 'Polly' Salmon

Dec 26, 2014

Memorial service for Lauretta "Polly" Salmon, 75, Lawton, will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Salmon died Friday, December 26, 2014, at her residence. Burial will be in the Duncan City Cemetery. She was born the youngest of 14 children on March 27, 1939 in Comanche, Oklahoma, to Charles Ray and Myrtle...

Irene Riley

Irene Riley

Dec 26, 2014

Funeral service for Irene Riley, 94, Lawton, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Steve Mallow officiating. Mrs. Riley died Friday, December 26, 2014, in Lawton. Burial will be under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born August 11, 1920 in Lawton to Jesse Lee and Amy Claria "Jackie" Penland. She...

Dr. James Ross Marsh

Dr. James Ross Marsh

Dec 24, 2014

Graveside service for Dr. James Ross Marsh, 86, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Friday, December 26, 2014 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Pastor Albert DeLeon, Voice of Truth Ministries officiating. Dr. Marsh died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at his son's home in Geronimo. Burial will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. He was born October 7, 1928...

Ssg (Retired) John Blackburn, Jr.

Ssg (Retired) John Blackburn, Jr.

Dec 18, 2014

Graveside service for SSG (Retired) John Blackburn, Jr., 80, Lawton will be at 1:00 pm Monday, December 22, 2014 in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Bruce Bomgardner, Outlaw Ministries, Lawton officiating. SSG Blackburn died Thursday, December 18, 2014 in a Lawton hospital. Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends...

Mary Catherine Scherber

Mary Catherine Scherber

Dec 17, 2014

Memorial service for Mary Catherine Scherber, 80, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2014, in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Larry Landtroop, Aspire Hospice officiating. Mrs. Scherber died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 in Lawton. She was born May 13, 1934 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Kenneth and Doris (Clements) Knox. She grew up in Crawfordsville and was a...

Cw5 (Retired) Stewart L. Ellis, Jr.

Cw5 (Retired) Stewart L. Ellis, Jr.

Dec 15, 2014

Graveside service for CW5 (Retired) Stewart L. Ellis, Jr., 68, Lawton will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill with George Kilmitz officiating. CW5 Ellis died December 15, 2014 in Lawton. Burial with Full Military Honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, OK. He was born July 25, 1946 in Swartz...

Kevin Wade Ferguson

Kevin Wade Ferguson

Dec 15, 2014

Memorial service for Kevin Wade Ferguson, 56, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Brent Logan, Minister of Music, Northwest Baptist Church officiating. Kevin died Monday, December 15, 2014, in Oklahoma City. Kevin was born November 1, 1958 in Lawton to Wallace Eugene and Ellen M. (Johnson) Ferguson. He grew up...

Riitta A. Gossen

Riitta A. Gossen

Dec 15, 2014

Funeral for Riitta A. Gossen, 69, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harold Gaches, pastor of First Baptist West officiating. Mrs. Gossen died Monday, December 15, 2014 in Lawton. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born May 22, 1945 in Pieksamaki, Finland to Viljo Ilmari...

Lyle Hensley Ball

Lyle Hensley Ball

Dec 12, 2014

Funeral service for Lyle Hensley Ball, 88, Lawton, will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in Lawton Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Darrel Maddox, Pastor, officiating with Rev. Monte Jones and Rev. Galeda Jones assisting. Mr. Ball died Friday, December 12, 2014, in Lawton Burial with military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under...

Tommy Joe Maguire

Tommy Joe Maguire

Dec 12, 2014

Memorial service for Tommy Joe Maguire, 71, Fletcher, will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in the Fletcher United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Trautman and Rev. Adonna Bridges officiating. Mr. Maguire died Friday, December 12, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Fletcher. Mr. Maguire was born November 10, 1943 in...

Shirley Marie Morris

Shirley Marie Morris

Dec 11, 2014

Memorial service for Shirley Marie Morris, 65, Cyril, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Fletcher Chapel with Pastor Lynn Walker, Cowboy Country Church, Chickasha, officiating. Mrs. Morris died Thursday, December 11, 2014, in Edmond, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Fletcher. Shirley was born May 28,...

Msg (Retired) Gloyd Roberts

Msg (Retired) Gloyd Roberts

Dec 11, 2014

Funeral service for MSG (Retired) Gloyd Roberts, 91, Lawton will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, December 11, 2014 in the First United Methodist Church, Lawton with Rev. Al Potts, Pastor officiating.. MSG Roberts died Friday, December 5, 2014 at his home in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral...

Ltc (Retired) Anthony M. Cominos

Ltc (Retired) Anthony M. Cominos

Dec 9, 2014

Funeral service for former Lawton resident LTC (Retired) Anthony M. Cominos, 87, Oklahoma City, will be at 2:00pm Friday, December 12, 2014 in the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Lawton with The Rev. Shelley Forrester, Rector and The Rev. Joseph Alsay, Rector of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Oklahoma City officiating. Colonel Cominos died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Oklahoma City. Burial...

Gary Newton Howell

Gary Newton Howell

Dec 9, 2014

Word has been received on the death of Gary Newton Howell, 73, Lawton. A memorial service will be held at a later date. He passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Gary Newton Howell was born June 13, 1941 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Garland and Genita (Parmer) Howell. Gary...

Johnny Maltese

Johnny Maltese

Dec 9, 2014

Funeral for Johnny Maltese, 95, Lawton, will be at 1:30 p.m. , Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Garrett Bookout, minister at Northwest Church of Christ officiating. Mr. Maltese died Friday, December 5, at a Lawton nursing facility after a short illness. Burial with military honors will be at Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral...

Garrie J. Bass

Garrie J. Bass

Dec 8, 2014

Graveside funeral service for Garrie J. Bass, 58, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2014, in Highland Cemetery with Chaplain Charles Leggett, Faith Hospice, officiating. Mr. Bass died Monday, December 8, 2014, at his residence. Burial will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Garrie was born July 23, 1956 in Georgia to Ronnie Earl and Ingeborg...

Harold Edwin Koehler

Harold Edwin Koehler

Dec 7, 2014

Funeral for Harold Edwin Koehler, 83, of Cement will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Elgin with Rev. Curtis Erwin, pastor officiating. Harold passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Oklahoma City. Burial will be in Little Washita Cemetery, north of Fletcher under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Fletcher. The family...

Flora "Sis" Fulps

Flora "Sis" Fulps

Dec 4, 2014

Graveside service for Flora "Sis" Fulps, 98, Snyder will be at 2:00 pm Monday, December 8, 2014 in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder with Ron Suiter, Minister of the Warren Church of Christ, Warren, OK officiating. Mrs. Fulps passed away, Thursday, December 4, 2014 at her home in Snyder. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral...

Jim Nisbett

Jim Nisbett

Dec 3, 2014

Funeral service for Jim Nisbett, 72, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2014, in First Assembly of God with Rev. Don Barnes, Pastor, and Rev. Gary Pratt, Associate Pastor officiating. Mr. Nisbett passed away December 3, 2014 in a Houston Hospital. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Jim was born March...