obituaries

Lawton & Snyder, OK Obituaries

Kenneth E. (Pappy) Durant, Sr.

Kenneth E. (Pappy) Durant, Sr.

Nov 5, 2014

Funeral for Kenneth E. (Pappy) Durant, Sr., 83, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Shklar, Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center Chaplain officiating. Mr. Durant died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM...

James Vincent "Jimmy" Prisco, Jr.

James Vincent "Jimmy" Prisco, Jr.

Nov 5, 2014

Graveside service for James Vincent "Jimmy" Prisco, Jr., 57, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Monday, November 10, 2014 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin with Deacon Jim Coe officiating. Mr. Prisco passed away Wednesday evening, November 5, 2014 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from...

Ella Eulalia Arnold

Ella Eulalia Arnold

Nov 4, 2014

Funeral service for Ella Eulalia Arnold, 97, former Lawton resident will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 10, 2014, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Phil Norman and Ben White officiating. Mrs. Arnold died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in Norman, Oklahoma. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Arnold was born August 20, 1917 in Conception Junction, Missouri, to...

Opal Irene Thurman

Opal Irene Thurman

Nov 1, 2014

Funeral service for Opal Irene Thurman, 80, Lawton will be at 1:00 pm Thursday, November 6, 2014 in the Memorial Chapel, First Baptist Church with Dr. Patrick Latham, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Thurman passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at a local hospital. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.. Opal was born...

Cw4 Retired) Odie Ray Freeman

Cw4 Retired) Odie Ray Freeman

Oct 30, 2014

Graveside service for CW4 (Retired) Odie Ray Freeman, Sr., 69, Apache, will be at 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Chief Warrant Officer Freeman died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at his home near Apache. Burial with full military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the...

Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison

Oct 29, 2014

Funeral service for Bill Harrison, 84, former Lawton resident, will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 3, 2014, at Lawton Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Darrel Maddox, pastor officiating. Mr. Harrison passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014, in Sugar Land , Texas . Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family...

Verlia Louise Payne

Verlia Louise Payne

Oct 29, 2014

Funeral for Verlia Louise Payne, 84, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Lawton Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Darrel Maddox, pastor officiating. Mrs. Payne died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. She was born August 23, 1930 in Duncan, Oklahoma...

David Eugene (Gene) Smith

David Eugene (Gene) Smith

Oct 29, 2014

Funeral service for David Eugene (Gene) Smith, 76, College Station, TX will be at 11:00 am Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel of Snyder with Rev. Les Banks, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Indiahoma, Ok officiating. Gene passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in Alvarado, TX. Burial will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder under...

Ormi Eileen Miller

Ormi Eileen Miller

Oct 28, 2014

Funeral service for Ormi Eileen Miller, 94, Lawton will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Retired Chaplain Glen McFarland, Hereford, Arizona, officiating. Mrs. Miller died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at a local care facility. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will...

Alice Myrtle Thurman

Alice Myrtle Thurman

Oct 27, 2014

Funeral for Alice Myrtle Thurman, 89, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Teel, pastor of Cameron Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Thurman died Monday, October 27, 2014 in Lawton. Burial will be in Walters Cemetery. She was born February 2, 1925 in Bonham, Texas to William Alvin and...

Cindy Johnson

Cindy Johnson

Oct 22, 2014

Memorial service for Cindy Johnson, 60, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2014, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Bill Schneider officiating. Mrs. Johnson died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at her residence. Cindy was born January 18, 1954 in Van Nuys, California, to William Fairfax and Eileen McFadden. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and...

Maj (Retired) James L. Berger

Maj (Retired) James L. Berger

Oct 22, 2014

Celebration of Life for MAJ (Retired) James L. Berger, 70, Lawton will be at 12:30 pm Monday, October 27, 2014 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Father James E. O'Neal, Army Chaplain, Fort Sill officiating. Major Berger passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at his home in Lawton. Burial with Full Military honors will be in the Fort Sill...

Ssg (Retired) Clarence Jermaine Hughes

Ssg (Retired) Clarence Jermaine Hughes

Oct 22, 2014

Funeral service for SSG (Retired) Clarence Jermaine Hughes, 58, Lawton will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Sergeant Hughes passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at his home in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. He was born February 2, 1956 in Spartanburg, South...

Roswitha Badgett

Roswitha Badgett

Oct 20, 2014

Funeral for Roswitha Badgett, 75, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain (MAJ) William J. Glenn officiating. Mrs. Badgett died Monday, October 20, 2014 in Lawton. Burial will be at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. She was born September 18, 1939 in Ulm, Germany to Engelbert and Paula (Schmelzer) Bastian....

Fannie Rinehart Johnson

Fannie Rinehart Johnson

Oct 20, 2014

Funeral for Fannie Rinehart Johnson, 91, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Johnson died Monday, October 20, 2014 in Lawton. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. She was born August 8, 1923 in Fitzhugh, Arkansas to Charlie and Dollie (O'Shields) Hawks. She married Corrie Rinehart on June 1, 1946...

Julia Jeanette Ogbin

Julia Jeanette Ogbin

Oct 17, 2014

Memorial service for Julia Jeanette Ogbin, 76, Lawton will be at 1:00 PM Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Bethel Assembly of God Activity Center, 1201 S.W. D Avenue with Rev. Randy Shorter, pastor officiating. A late lunch for family and friends will follow. Mrs. Ogbin has passed from this life and to her Lord and Savior Jesus on Friday,...

James F. Mclaughlin

James F. Mclaughlin

Oct 17, 2014

Graveside funeral service for former Lawton resident James F. McLaughlin, 84, Lyndhurst, Ohio, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2014, in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Paul Heddlesten officiating. Mr. McLaughlin went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 17, 2014, in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends...

Gene R. Elkins

Gene R. Elkins

Oct 15, 2014

Funeral service for Gene R. Elkins, 85, Lawton, will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014, in Lawton Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Darrel Maddox, Pastor officiating. Mr. Elkins died Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday,...

Lyle Dean Misel

Lyle Dean Misel

Oct 14, 2014

Memorial service for Lyle Dean Misel, 51, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014, in Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Teel and Rev. Bob Jones officiating. Lyle died Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at his residence. Lyle was born in Lawton on May 17, 1963 to DeLoy and Linda (Blackburn) Misel. He attended Lawton Public Schools and graduated...

Barton Craig "Bampa" Hadley, Sr.

Barton Craig "Bampa" Hadley, Sr.

Oct 13, 2014

Funeral service for Barton Craig "Bampa" Hadley, Sr., 72, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2014, in First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mark J. Henslee and Rev. John Saville officiating. Mr. Hadley died Monday, October 13, 2014, in Lawton. Burial with fire department honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home....