obituaries

Lawton & Snyder, OK Obituaries

Anna M. Taylor

Anna M. Taylor

Dec 16, 2012

Funeral service for Anna M. Taylor, 78, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bob Jones, Pastor, Cameron Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Taylor died Sunday, December 16 in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Taylor was born November...

Jimmie Joyce Foley

Jimmie Joyce Foley

Dec 15, 2012

Funeral service for Jimmie Joyce Foley, 88, will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bill Schneider, Pastor, St. John Lutheran Church, officiating. Mrs. Foley died Saturday, December 15, 2012 in a local care center. Burial will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma under the direction of the Becker Funeral...

Johnny B. Newton

Johnny B. Newton

Dec 14, 2012

Graveside service for Johnny B. Newton, 78, Indiahoma, will be at 2:00pm Wednesday, December 19, 2012 in the Springhill Cemetery, South of Cooperton, Oklahoma with Daryl Perry, Indiahoma officiating. Johnny went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 14, 2012 in a Lawton hospital. Inurnment will be in the Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home &...

Robert Franklin Self

Robert Franklin Self

Dec 11, 2012

Funeral service for Robert Franklin Self, 76, Cement, will be at 2:00pm Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Cement Assembly of God with Rev. Phillip Clements, Pastor and Rev. Mike Bates, Pastor of the Rush Springs Assembly of God, Rush Springs, OK officiating. Robert joined his savior and loved ones on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in Norman, Oklahoma. Burial will...

Alice Bishop

Alice Bishop

Dec 11, 2012

Graveside service for former Lawton resident Alice Bishop, 94, Oklahoma City, will be 11:00 am Friday, December 14, 2012 in Sunset Memorial Gardens with Shane Hall, Pastor, First Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Bishop went home to be with Tracy and the Lord on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction...

Evalyn Jo Vest

Evalyn Jo Vest

Dec 11, 2012

Funeral service for Evalyn Jo Vest, 71, Cache, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Cache Church of Christ with Kerry Givens officiating. Mrs. Vest died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in Lawton. Burial will be in the Cache Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born March 30, 1941 on a farm southwest...

Cw3 (Retired) Ernest Little, Sr.

Cw3 (Retired) Ernest Little, Sr.

Dec 11, 2012

Funeral service for CW3 (Retired) Ernest Little Sr., 81, Lawton, will be 10:00 am Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Chief Warrant Officer Little died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in a local hospital. Burial will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family...

Sfc (Retired) Johnnie 'Pepa' Bell

Sfc (Retired) Johnnie 'Pepa' Bell

Dec 11, 2012

Memorial service with full military honors for SFC (Retired) Johnnie "Pepa" Bell, 87, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Terry Marsh officiating. Sergeant Bell died Tuesday, December 11 in Oklahoma City. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born January 9, 1925 in Van...

Melvin C. Ellis, Sr.

Melvin C. Ellis, Sr.

Dec 10, 2012

Graveside service for former Fletcher resident Melvin C. Ellis, Sr., 79, Wichita, Kansas will be at 1:00 P M Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Fletcher Cemetery with Jim Hall, minister at Fletcher Christian Church officiating. Mr. Ellis died Monday, December 10, 2012 in Wichita. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5-8 pm at the funeral home. He was...

Ellen Louise D'Aura

Ellen Louise D'Aura

Dec 8, 2012

Private services will be held for Ellen Louise D'Aura, 78, Lawton. Mrs. D'Aura died Saturday, December 8, 2012. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born February 26, 1934 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She married Richard E. D'Aura on February 2, 1957 in Lawton. Survivors include her husband, son, Kenneth R. D'Aura,...

Harland "Hugh" Currey

Harland "Hugh" Currey

Dec 5, 2012

Funeral service for Harland "Hugh" Currey, 66, Faxon, will be Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 10:00 am at Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Jones, Pastor, officiating. Mr. Currey died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in a local hospital. Burial will be in the Faxon Cemetery, Faxon, Oklahoma under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family...

Ssg (Retired) Richard 'Sarge' Beard

Ssg (Retired) Richard 'Sarge' Beard

Dec 5, 2012

Graveside service for SSG (Retired) Richard "Sarge" Beard, 80, Lawton, will be 11:00 AM Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Sergeant Beard died Wednesday December 5, 2012 at the Lawton/Fort Sill Veteran's Center.. Burial will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service....

Terri Jo Gill

Terri Jo Gill

Dec 4, 2012

Funeral service for Terri Jo Gill, 60, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with David Bonner, Preacher, Gore Blvd. Church of Christ officiating. Terri died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at her residence. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born August...

Ricky Dale Reese

Ricky Dale Reese

Dec 4, 2012

Funeral for former Lawton resident Ricky Dale Reese, 12, Enid will be at 2:00 PM Friday, December 7, 2012 at Cameron Baptist Church with Wade Burleson officiating. Ricky died Tuesday, December 4, 2012 in Enid. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born July 9, 2000 in Lawton to...

Helen P. Smith

Helen P. Smith

Dec 2, 2012

Word has been received of the death of Helen P. Smith, 84, Lawton. Mrs. Smith passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her residence following a short illness. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Helen was born July 3, 1928 in New York to James and Hermine Price. She owned her own children's...

Elvin R. Chaney

Elvin R. Chaney

Dec 2, 2012

Funeral for Elvin R. Chaney, 85, Cement will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in the Cement Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. John Zwolle, pastor officiating. Mr. Chaney died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at his home in Cement. Burial will be in the Cement Cemetery under the direction of Becker Cement Chapel. He was born December 3, 1926...

Ronald F. 'Buzz' Reese

Ronald F. 'Buzz' Reese

Dec 2, 2012

Funeral service for Ronald F. "Buzz" Reese, 84, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Saint Paul's United Methodist Church with Rev. Lisa Beavers and Tom Laubert officiating. Mr. Reese died Sunday, December 2 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mr. Reese...

Freddie Garrett

Freddie Garrett

Dec 1, 2012

Funeral service for Freddie Garrett, 63, Central High, will be at 10:00 am Wednesday December 5, 2012 at the Letitia Baptist Church, East of Lawton. Mr. Garrett died Saturday December 1, 2012 at his home after a yearlong battle with congestive heart failure. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery, South of Central High, under the direction of Becker Funeral...

Frederick A. Lucksted

Frederick A. Lucksted

Nov 29, 2012

Graveside funeral service for Frederick A. "Bus" Lucksted, 93, Lawton, will be 2:30 p.m. Monday in Highland Cemetery. Mr. Lucksted died Thursday, November 29, at his residence. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born January 16, 1919 in Kaw City, Oklahoma, to Harry and Pearl Lucksted. He married Carmen R. Hurst...

Angelita S.A.S. Moran

Angelita S.A.S. Moran

Nov 29, 2012

Funeral service for Angelita S.A.S. Moran, 24, Lawton, will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Angelita died Thursday, November 29, 2012, east of Lawton. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Angelita was born January 6, 1988 in Birkenfeld, Germany to Ralph Jr. and Anna (Mitchell)...