obituaries

Lawton & Snyder, OK Obituaries

Cw4 (Retired) Ignatius J. "Chuck" Balistreri

Cw4 (Retired) Ignatius J. "Chuck" Balistreri

Jun 19, 2012

Funeral Mass for CW4 (Retired) Ignatius J. "Chuck" Balistreri, 80, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with Father Joseph R. Ross, Pastor officiating. Mr. Balistreri died Tuesday in Lawton. Entombment with full military honors will be in the Chapel of Serenity Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home...

Robert Leonard "Jack" Fain, Jr.

Robert Leonard "Jack" Fain, Jr.

Jun 17, 2012

Funeral for Robert Leonard "Jack" Fain, Jr., 72, Chattanooga will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Chattanooga with John C. Taylor officiating. Mr. Fain died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at his home. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will receive friends from...

James Wilson 'Jim' Rambo

James Wilson 'Jim' Rambo

Jun 15, 2012

Funeral service for James Wilson "Jim" Rambo, 78, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Kim Hames officiating. Mr. Rambo died Friday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born January 18, 1934 in Wichita Falls, Texas,...

Arleene T. Talley

Arleene T. Talley

Jun 14, 2012

Funeral service for Arleene T. Talley, 71, Lawton, will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Talley died Thursday at her residence. Burial will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Talley was born February 3, 1941 in Lahaina on the island of Maui,...

Beth Miller

Beth Miller

Jun 14, 2012

Memorial service for Beth Miller, 91, Lawton, will be 2:00 pm Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tom Willoughby, officiating. Mrs. Miller went to be with her Lord Thursday, June 14, in a local care center. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Beth was born July 3, 1920, in...

Csm (Retired) Rowland E. Williams

Csm (Retired) Rowland E. Williams

Jun 12, 2012

Funeral for CSM (Retired) Rowland E. Williams, 85, Elgin will be at 9:30 AM Friday at Western Hills Christian Church with Dave Menge pastor officiating. CSM Williams died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at his home. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was...

Michael John "Mike G." Garland

Michael John "Mike G." Garland

Jun 11, 2012

Funeral service for Michael John "Mike G" Garland, 39, Lawton will be 2:00 pm Monday, June 18 at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Apostle Roderick Jackson, Pastor of Salt of the Earth Church, officiating. Mr. Garland died Monday at a local Hospital.. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home &...

Geraldine Emerson

Geraldine Emerson

Jun 10, 2012

Graveside service for Geraldine Emerson, 78, Snyder, will be at 11:00am Thursday in the Hennessey Cemetery, Hennessey, Oklahoma with Rev. Patrick McPherson, Pastor of Kingfisher United Methodist Church, officiating. Geraldine died Sunday in a Snyder nursing home. Burial will be in the Hennessey Cemetery, Hennessey, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Snyder. * The...

Winifred Mokihana "Grama" Burgess

Winifred Mokihana "Grama" Burgess

Jun 10, 2012

Graveside service for Winifred Mokihana "Grama" Burgess, 73, Lawton will be 10:00 am Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Burgess died Sunday, June 10 at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born May 9, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii to George and Cecilia (Vasconcellos) Paia. She graduated from school in...

Jeff David Swindle, Jr.

Jeff David Swindle, Jr.

Jun 9, 2012

Funeral for Jeff David Swindle, Jr., 87, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday at First Christian Church with Rev. Kim Hames, pastor officiating. Mr. Swindle died Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born November 24, 1924 in...

Ssg (Retired) Eugene 'Gene' Buxton

Ssg (Retired) Eugene 'Gene' Buxton

Jun 9, 2012

Graveside service for SSG (Retired) Eugene "Gene" Buxton, 84, Snyder will be at 2:00pm Tuesday in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder. Gene went home to meet the Lord on June 9, 2012 at his home in Snyder. Burial with full military honors will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Snyder. He was...

Bill Nasse

Bill Nasse

Jun 7, 2012

Memorial service for Bill Nasse, 62, Lawton, will be at 10:00 am Monday in the Central Baptist Church, Lawton with Dr. Keith Miles, Pastor officiating. Mr. Nasse died Thursday in a Lawton hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Inurnment with Military Honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, at a...

Cw2 (Retired) George Childress

Cw2 (Retired) George Childress

Jun 7, 2012

Funeral service for CW2 (Retired) George Childress, 86, Lawton will be at 1:30 pm Tuesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Danny Elkouri, Pastor of Word Alive Church, Lawton officiating. CW2 Childress died Thursday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation...

Keith Catron

Keith Catron

Jun 6, 2012

Funeral for Keith Catron, 66, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Monday at Northwest Church of Christ with David Sexton, elder officiating. Keith passed away at home on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will great friends...

Nona Mae Taylor

Nona Mae Taylor

Jun 5, 2012

Graveside service for Nona Mae Taylor 85, Cache will be at 3:00 PM Friday at Cache Cemetery with John Webb, pastor of Cache Christian Church officiating. Mrs. Taylor died Tuesday, June 05, 2012 in Lawton. Burial will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born August 9, 1926 in Lawton to Lester Monroe and...

Everett Alfred Mietchen

Everett Alfred Mietchen

Jun 5, 2012

Graveside service for Everett Alfred Mietchen, 88, Lawton, will be at 10:00 am Friday in the Highland Cemetery with Rev. Charles Pettigrew, Pastor of Liberty Heights Christian Church, Lawton officiating. Mr. Mietchen died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in Oklahoma City. Burial with Navy Honors will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service....

Msg (Retired) Ferris Strube

Msg (Retired) Ferris Strube

Jun 4, 2012

Funeral service for MSG (Retired) Ferris Strube, 85, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Sgt. Strube died Monday in Norman. Entombment with full military honors will be in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born December 1, 1926...

Alice V. Rooker

Alice V. Rooker

Jun 3, 2012

Word had been received of the death of longtime Lawton and Lake Jackson, Texas resident Alice V. Rooker. Mrs. Rooker died Sunday, June 3, 2012 in Lawton. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born January 21, 1925 in Portsmouth Township, Michigan to Anthony and Anastasia...

Richard Warren 'Dick' Scouten

Richard Warren 'Dick' Scouten

Jun 3, 2012

Word has been received on the death of Richard Warren "Dick" Scouten, 91, Lawton. Mr. Scouten died Sunday in the Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born May 27, 1921 in Syracuse, New York to Harvey R. and Sabra Ada (Wells)...

Ruby Mildred Mitchell

Ruby Mildred Mitchell

Jun 2, 2012

Graveside funeral service for Ruby Mildred Mitchell, 92, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Walters Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died Saturday in Lawton. Burial will be under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born January 7, 1920 in Rule, Texas, to Bessie and Benjamin Huggins. They moved to Oklahoma in 1923. She married...