obituaries

lawton & snyder, ok Obituaries

Iva Marie Anderson

Iva Marie Anderson

Mar 20, 2010

Age 91, Fletcher - Funeral services will be 2:30 PM Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Fletcher with Rev. Rodney Campbell, pastor and Rev. A. L. Swagerty officiating. Mrs. Anderson died Saturday in Marlow. Burial will be in Fletcher Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home of Fletcher (formerly Robbins Funeral Home). She was born September 11,...

Emiko Nose "Amy" Halvorson

Emiko Nose "Amy" Halvorson

Mar 19, 2010

Age 79, Lawton - Services are pending. Mrs. Halvorson died Friday in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. She was born August 1, 1930 in Hokaido, Bibae Tanzan, Japan to Takeo Nose and Kikuyo Nose. She married John L. Halvorson. He died December 21, 2004. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons,...

Joseph Otto Long

Joseph Otto Long

Mar 17, 2010

Age 96, Lawton. Mr. Long died March 17 at his residence. As an Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress gunner, former Staff Sgt. Joe Long Jr. earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for meritorious achievement on more than a score of combat missions. A former West Easton, Pennsylvania, resident, he also received the Air Medal with 3 Oak Clusters, the Bronze Star...

Martha B. Horacek

Martha B. Horacek

Mar 15, 2010

Age 97 - Memorial services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday, Concordia University, The Rock House, 200 Faculty Lane, Seward, NE. Mrs. Horacek died March 15 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Private family interment will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Brainard, Nebraska. Martha was born May 30, 1912 in Rushville, Nebraska, to Morris A. and Josie Merl (Clark) Horn. She...

Margie A. Ray

Margie A. Ray

Mar 14, 2010

Age 87, Lawton - Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Kirk Larkin, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Ray died Sunday at a local care facility. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. A funeral service will also be held at 6:30 p.m. on...

Payton "Pat" Price

Payton "Pat" Price

Mar 13, 2010

Age 90, Lawton - Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Price died Saturday in Lawton. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. Mrs. Price is survived by a son and daughter in law, Ron D. and Cassandra Price, Lawton; a...

Csm (Retired) Dallas J. Callahan

Csm (Retired) Dallas J. Callahan

Mar 11, 2010

Age 82, Lawton - Services will be 12:30 PM Tuesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Sergeant Major Callahan died Thursday in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. He was born April 4, 1927 in Coyville, Kansas to Austin and Anna (Lansberry) Callahan. He married Evelyn May Backhaus on August 9,...

Russell J. "Russ" Fisher

Russell J. "Russ" Fisher

Mar 11, 2010

Funeral services for Russell J. "Russ" Fisher, a disabled World War II American veteran, 86, Lawton, will be held at 12:30 p.m., Monday, at the First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Al Potts, pastor, officiating. Mr. Fisher died Thursday, March 11, 2010 following a brief illness. Burial with military honors will be held at the Fort Sill National Cemetery,...

Larry E. Batton, Sr.

Larry E. Batton, Sr.

Mar 10, 2010

Age 75, Lawton - Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with full military honors. Mr. Batton died Wednesday at his home. He was born February 28, 1935 in Edenton, North Carolina to Jesse and Mabel (Tadlock) Batton. He served 21 years in the Air Force, retiring on June 1, 1976. He was...

Violette Self

Violette Self

Mar 7, 2010

Age 81, Mountain Park - Services will be at 10:00 am Thursday in the Becker Funeral Home Chapel, Snyder. Mrs. Self died Sunday in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder under the direction of Becker Funeral Home of Snyder. She was born September 4, 1928 in Manitou, Oklahoma to James Edward and Hazel Marie (Terry)...

Herman A. Schaefer

Herman A. Schaefer

Mar 7, 2010

Word has been received of the death of Herman A. Schaefer, 74, Lawton. No services are planned at this time. Mr. Schaefer died Sunday at a local hospital. Arrangements are with the Becker Funeral Home. He was born June 18, 1935 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Herman W. and Adelle (Thibeault) Schaefer. He served in the Army and operated a cab...

Donnie Bowling

Donnie Bowling

Mar 7, 2010

Age 55, Lawton - Services will be 2:00 PM Thursday at First Baptist East with Rodger Schwenn officiating. Mr. Bowling died Sunday in Lawton. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. He was born June 3, 1954 in Aberdeen, Maryland to Ray Edgar and Emiko (Takkatsuzi) Bowling. Mr. Bowling had been employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company...

Randy "Fat Randy" Whitney

Randy "Fat Randy" Whitney

Mar 5, 2010

Age 47, Lawton - Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Tuesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mr. Whitney died Friday. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born October 24, 1962 in Lawton and graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1981. He married Tina DeLapp. Mr. Whitney was a career businessman in Lawton and was well...

Bill Miracle

Bill Miracle

Mar 3, 2010

Word has been received of the death of Bill Miracle, 74, Lawton. Mr. Miracle died Wednesday in Lawton. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. He was born September 10, 1935 in Oklahoma City to H. Lawson and Cleo Kathleen (Dobbs) Miracle. He married Barbara Woodward on April 5, 1957 in...

Magda Marie Smith

Magda Marie Smith

Mar 3, 2010

Age 72, Lawton - Memorial services will be 1:00 pm Monday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Rev. Don Howard, Pastor, officiating. Mrs. Smith died Wednesday at her home. Interment will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. She was born May 28, 1937 in Wuerzburg, Germany to Valentin and...

Robert John Hall

Robert John Hall

Mar 3, 2010

Age 58, Lawton - Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Fort Sill National Cemetery Mr. Hall died Wednesday at a local hospital. Inurnment with military honors is under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. He was born July 26, 1951 in Fort Benning, Georgia to John, Jr. and Dorothy I. (Tomlin) Hall. After his graduation from...

Brigitte "Nana" Crosby

Brigitte "Nana" Crosby

Feb 23, 2010

Age 74, Geronimo - Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM Friday at Abundant Life Church in Geronimo with Tony Elkins, pastor officiating and Steve Mallow, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Crosby died Tuesday in Geronimo. Burial will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. She was born August 23, 1935 in...

Ssg (Ret) Marvin E. Harkins

Ssg (Ret) Marvin E. Harkins

Feb 20, 2010

Age 79, Lawton - Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, with full military honors. Sergeant Harkins died February 20 in a local hospital. He was born February 15, 1931 in Jackson, Michigan to Earl and Lucille Harkins. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Perpetual Member of the Scottish Rite. He was...

Gene Lavoy Day

Gene Lavoy Day

Feb 20, 2010

Age 84, Kingston - Graveside service with Masonic Rites and Marine Honors for former Cement area resident will be 2:00 PM Tuesday at Cement Cemetery with Pastor David Treadaway, First Missionary Baptist Church in Pocasset officiating. Pallbearers will be Danny Chaney, Phillip Chaney, Richard Sterkel, Devon Day, Jeremy Gurtz and Ronald Day. Mr. Day died Saturday in Kingston. Burial will...

Ltc (Retired) Daniel Bankston

Ltc (Retired) Daniel Bankston

Feb 20, 2010

Age 52, Lawton - Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with Shane Hall, pastor officiating. COL Bankston died Saturday in Lawton after a brief illness. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until...