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lawton & snyder, ok Obituaries

James Delbert "Jim" Porter

James Delbert "Jim" Porter

Dec 25, 2010

Funeral for James Delbert "Jim" Porter, 89, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Tuesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mr. Porter died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the Lawton/Fort Sill VA Center, where he had lived for the past 3 and1/2 years. Burial with military honors will be in Pecan Cemetery, southwest of Lawton under the direction of...

Lois J. King

Lois J. King

Dec 25, 2010

Funeral for Lois J. King, 75, Lawton will be at 11:00 AM Thursday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Dr. W.B. Smith, Jr., pastor officiating. Mrs. King died Saturday in Lawton. Burial will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may view Mrs. King beginning at 8:00 AM Wednesday at the...

William L. Scearce, D.D.S.

William L. Scearce, D.D.S.

Dec 23, 2010

Age 73, Lawton - Graveside service will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Highland Cemetery with Rev. Gary Pratt, Associate Pastor, First Assembly of God officiating. Dr. Scearce died Thursday in a local hospital. Burial will be under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may view Dr. Scearce beginning at 8:00 AM Monday at the...

Jettie P. Jenkins

Jettie P. Jenkins

Dec 22, 2010

Age 97, Lawton - Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Thursday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Rick Rogers officiating. Mrs. Jenkins died at home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Jenkins was born December 10, 1913 in...

Gladys E. Helfinstine

Gladys E. Helfinstine

Dec 21, 2010

Funeral for former Lawton resident Gladys E. Helfinstine, 76, Jay, Oklahoma will be at 1:30 PM Thursday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Dr. William F. Watkins officiating. Mrs. Helfinstine died Tuesday in Jay. Burial will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born January 2, 1934...

Inez Bridwell

Inez Bridwell

Dec 17, 2010

Age 95, former Lawton resident - Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Memorial Chapel, First Baptist Church with Shane Hall, pastor officiating. Mrs. Bridwell died Friday in Grove, Oklahoma, where she has lived with her daughter and grandson for the past four years. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home...

Alma Lee Pahdoco Parks

Alma Lee Pahdoco Parks

Dec 16, 2010

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Alma Lee Pahdoco Parks, 91, a Lawton resident since 1938, will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 22 at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Lawton with Rev. Dr. Janice K. Meese, Associate Pastor of Nichols Hills United Methodist Church officiating. Mrs. Parks died at home in Lawton on Thursday, December 16, 2010. A...

Ingeborg K. Beck

Ingeborg K. Beck

Dec 16, 2010

Funeral service for Ingeborg K. Beck, 75, Lawton, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Beck died Thursday at her residence. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Beck was born June 20, 1935 in Ludwigsburg, Germany, to Henry and Willimina Kehn....

Felix Cruz

Felix Cruz

Dec 15, 2010

Funeral mass for Felix Cruz, 75, Lawton, will be 11:00 a.m. Monday in the Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Marvin F. Leven officiating. Mr. Cruz died Wednesday at his residence. Burial with full military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Wake services will be...

Sfc (Retired) Elmo Dale Northcutt

Sfc (Retired) Elmo Dale Northcutt

Dec 14, 2010

Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Elmo Dale Northcutt, 85, Elgin will be at 10:00am Friday in the Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher Chapel with Pastor Robert Smith, Dayspring Community Church, Lawton officiating. Sergeant Northcutt died Tuesday in a Lawton hospital. Burial with full military honors will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of Becker Funeral Home &...

Thomas R. 'Rusty' Shackelford

Thomas R. 'Rusty' Shackelford

Dec 13, 2010

Funeral for Thomas R. "Rusty" Shackelford, 45, Lawton, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Apache with the Rev. Chuck Pettigrew, pastor, Liberty Heights Christian Church, officiating. Mr. Shackelford died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, in Lawton. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Apache under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family...

Cw4 (Retired) Billy R. Mathis

Cw4 (Retired) Billy R. Mathis

Dec 12, 2010

Funeral for CW4 (Retired) Billy R. Mathis, 83, Lawton will be at 12:30 PM Wednesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Jim McGuire, Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma Officiating. Mr. Mathis died Sunday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service....

Dorothy Augusta Russell

Dorothy Augusta Russell

Dec 11, 2010

Funeral for Dorothy Augusta Russell, 85, Lawton will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Immanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Mallow, pastor officiating. Mrs. Russell died Saturday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. She was born August 2, 1925 in Mountain Park, Oklahoma to Oscar and Mary...

1Sg (Retired) Billy L. Brinkley

1Sg (Retired) Billy L. Brinkley

Dec 11, 2010

Graveside service for 1SG (Retired) Billy L. Brinkley, 90, Lawton will be at 11:00 AM Friday at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill with Chaplain (CPT) Ramon Pena officiating. Sgt Brinkley died December 11, 2010 in Lawton. Inurnment with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born April 24, 1920 in Leonard,...

1Sg (Retired) Billy L. Brinkley

1Sg (Retired) Billy L. Brinkley

Dec 11, 2010

Graveside service for 1SG (Retired) Billy L. Brinkley, 90, Lawton will be held at a later date at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. Sgt Brinkley died Saturday in Lawton. Inurnment with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born April 24, 1920 in Leonard, Texas to Reese L. and Martha Lula...

Elton O. Cherry

Elton O. Cherry

Dec 10, 2010

Funeral for Elton O. Cherry, 82, Lawton will be at 1:30 PM Monday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Al Potts, pastor of First United Methodist Church officiating. Mr. Cherry died Friday in Lawton. Burial with military honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He was born...

Carl L. Underhill

Carl L. Underhill

Dec 10, 2010

Graveside service for Carl L. Underhill, 68, Elgin, will be 2:00 pm Monday at the Elgin Memorial Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Campbell, Pastor, officiating. Mr. Underhill died Friday in Lawton. Burial will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Fletcher (Formerly Robbins Funeral Home). Carl was born in Non, Oklahoma on May 21, 1942...

John Richard Black

John Richard Black

Dec 7, 2010

Funeral service for John Richard Black, 74, Lawton, will be held Monday, December 20, in Bellbrook, Ohio. Mr. Black died December 7 in a Duncan care center. Burial will be in Bellbrook, Ohio. Local arrangements are under the care of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Monday at the funeral...

Katherine Louise Cropp

Katherine Louise Cropp

Dec 7, 2010

Funeral for Katherine Louise Cropp, 86, Lawton, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ed Ikard officiating. Mrs. Cropp died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at her daughter's home in Murrieta, California. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Lawton. She was born in...

Shelba Jean Mcadoo

Shelba Jean Mcadoo

Dec 7, 2010

Age 73, Lawton - Funeral services will be 1:30 pm Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Fletcher with Rev. Rodney Campbell, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. McAdoo died Tuesday in a local hospital. Burial will be at the Fletcher Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on...