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lawton & snyder, ok Obituaries

Billy Quinn Caldwell

Billy Quinn Caldwell

Apr 6, 2011

Graveside funeral service for Billy Quinn Caldwell, 61, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton, with Chaplain Jessie Forrest, Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, officiating. Mr. Caldwell died at home in Lawton, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, after a long term illness of Crohn's Disease and Cancer. He was born June 25, 1949, in...

Maj Harry F. Abbott Usmc (Retired)

Maj Harry F. Abbott Usmc (Retired)

Apr 6, 2011

Mass of Christian Burial for Maj. Harry F. Abbott USMC Ret., 93, Lawton, will be at 11:00 am Friday, April 8, at the Holy Family Catholic Church, with Rev. Philip Seeton, Pastor officiating. Rosary will be at 6:00 pm Thursday, April 7, at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, with Rev. Mr. Jim Coe, Deacon of Holy Family Catholic Church,...

Kathryn Elaine Beall

Kathryn Elaine Beall

Apr 5, 2011

Funeral services for Kathryn Elaine Beall, 89, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Wayne Chaplin, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Beall died Tuesday in a local care facility. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born June 1, 1921 in Lawton...

Shelia O. Lee

Shelia O. Lee

Apr 4, 2011

The Celebration of the Life of Shelia O. Lee, 50, Lawton, will begin at 2:00 pm Friday, April 8 at First Baptist Church with Shane Hall, pastor officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Shelia was born on March 10, 1961, in Kingsport, TN, to Barbara and Clyde Hoskins. She graduated as the...

Edna Mae 'Granny' Fehr

Edna Mae 'Granny' Fehr

Apr 1, 2011

Memorial Service for Edna Mae "Granny" Fehr, 89, Lawton will be at 1:30 pm Tuesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dennis Dawson, Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church Lawton officiating. Mrs. Fehr died Friday in a Lawton hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born July 18, 1921...

Doris Maxine Strohm

Doris Maxine Strohm

Apr 1, 2011

Funeral service for Doris Maxine Strohm, 84, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Gene Escoe, Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Strohm died Friday, April 1, in a Lawton care center. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born...

Izayha W. Brown

Izayha W. Brown

Mar 31, 2011

Funeral for Izayha W. Brown, infant son of Donald Lee Brown, Jr. and Nia C. Vidal will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Deacon David Bunch, Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. Izayha died Thursday in Lawton. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Izayha...

Betty J. Cherry

Betty J. Cherry

Mar 30, 2011

Funeral for Betty J. Cherry, 76, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Saturday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Al Potts, pastor of First United Methodist Church officiating. Mrs. Cherry died Wednesday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born June 29, 1934...

Ida Marie Lewis

Ida Marie Lewis

Mar 28, 2011

Funeral service for Ida Marie Lewis, 65, Lawton will be at 11:00 am Monday, in the St. Elmo Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Keith Moore, and Minister Ed Holloway officiating. Mrs. Lewis died Monday, March 28, 2011 in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home &...

John Virgil Elliott

John Virgil Elliott

Mar 27, 2011

Graveside funeral service for John Virgil Elliott, 68, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Fort Sill National Cemetery with Rev. Larry Thoma officiating. Mr. Elliott died Sunday at his residence. Burial will be under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will greet friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday at...

Kathy Bea Holsinger Reese

Kathy Bea Holsinger Reese

Mar 26, 2011

The Celebration of Life service for Kathy Bea Holsinger Reese will begin at 4:00 pm Thursday, March 31 at First United Methodist Church. The graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm at Highland Cemetery. Pastor Terry Koehn will officiate the services. Visitation will be held at Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 pm. Contributions may be...

Michael 'Mikey' Hess

Michael 'Mikey' Hess

Mar 26, 2011

Services for Michael "Mikey" Hess will be at a later date. Mr. Hess died Saturday in a local hospital. He was born on March 15, 1985 in Dexter, Michigan to Dennis and Debra Dale (Hall) Hess. He moved to Lawton in 1997 with his mother and attended Lawton Public Schools and graduated from MacArthur High School in 2004. He enjoyed...

Georgia Hollingsworth

Georgia Hollingsworth

Mar 22, 2011

Graveside service for Georgia Hollingsworth, 74, Lawton, will be 10:00 am Tuesday at Highland Cemetery with Dr. William F. Watkins officiating. Mrs. Hollingsworth died Tuesday at her home. Burial will be under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born September 27, 1936 in Topeka, Kansas to Doyle and Lucille (Leatherberry) Grigsby. She had been...

Edd Brooks

Edd Brooks

Mar 22, 2011

Graveside service for Edd Brooks, 79, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mr. Brooks died on Tuesday in Lawton. He was born July 22, 1931 in Lookeba, OK to Loren and Margie Lou (Mullens) Sparks. Mr. Brooks graduated from Lawton High School in 1950. He...

Lorene Cavel

Lorene Cavel

Mar 20, 2011

Funeral service for Lorene Cavel, 95, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bob Jones, pastor officiating. Mrs. Cavel died Sunday in a Lawton care center. Burial will be in the Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born February 7,...

Ssg Travis M. Tompkins

Ssg Travis M. Tompkins

Mar 16, 2011

Private family funeral services for SSG Travis M. Tompkins, 31, Lawton are being held under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. SSG Tompkins died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Logar Province, Afghanistan. Interment with Full Military Honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma. He was born November 26, 1979 at Fort Sill to...

J.W. 'Curley' Chambers

J.W. 'Curley' Chambers

Mar 16, 2011

Funeral for J.W. "Curley" Chambers, 84, Cement will be at 11:00 AM Friday at the Church of Christ ,Cement with Lynn Walker, Senior Pastor, Cowboy Country Church, Chickasha, OK officiating. Mr. Chambers died Wednesday in a Lawton Hospital. Burial will be in Cement Cemetery under the direction of Becker Cement Chapel. He was born July 30, 1926 in Booneville, Arkansas....

Sharon Kay Williams

Sharon Kay Williams

Mar 15, 2011

Funeral for Sharon Kay Williams, 61, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Friday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dennis Dawson, associate pastor at First Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Williams died Tuesday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born February 18, 1950...

Herta E. Lucas

Herta E. Lucas

Mar 14, 2011

Funeral for Herta E. Lucas, 93, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Friday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dennis Dawson, associate pastor at First Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Lucas died Monday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born September 21, 1917...

Oscar Sammie 'Sam' Barker

Oscar Sammie 'Sam' Barker

Mar 14, 2011

Graveside service for Oscar Sammie "Sam" Barker, 81, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Saturday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Wayne Schoonover, pastor of Liberty Heights Chapel officiating. Mr. Barker died Monday in Lawton. Burial will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born June 29, 1929 in Lawton to Abbie Pearl and...