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lawton & snyder, ok Obituaries

Sgm (Retired) Larry Dale Evans

Sgm (Retired) Larry Dale Evans

Dec 13, 2024

Memorial service for SGM (Retired) Larry D. Evans will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 25, 2025 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain (MAJ) Anthony Turpin, Fort Sill, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma. SGM (Ret.) Larry D. Evans, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday,...

Tina Ann Overbay

Tina Ann Overbay

Dec 13, 2024

Funeral service for Tina Ann Overbay will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 19, 2024 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Tina Ann Overbay passed away peacefully Friday, December 13, 2024 at the age of 45 in Lawton, Oklahoma. She was born on October 10, 1979 in Lawton to Thomas and Victoria Andrea (Callen) Overbay. Tina grew up...

Ramona Lurrene 'Mona' (Bailey) Holcombe

Ramona Lurrene 'Mona' (Bailey) Holcombe

Dec 12, 2024

Ramona Lurrene "Mona" (Bailey) Holcombe, aged 85, entered her eternal rest on Thursday, December 12, 2024, by her side were her son, Ted, and his wife, Barbara. Born on August 8, 1939, in Grant County, South Dakota, to Ted and Geneva (Robins) Bailey, Mona lived a life filled with faith, love, and service. On January 2, 1969, she married...

Mary Lindsay (Cobb) Williams

Mary Lindsay (Cobb) Williams

Dec 11, 2024

Mary Lindsay (Cobb) Williams, 90, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke. She was born in Owenton, Kentucky on May 23, 1934 to Fred Lindsay Cobb and Mary Margaret (Leake) Cobb Green. In 1955, Mary became a Navy wife for life after marrying Paul D. Williams. Paul passed...

Agnes M. "Aggie" Tyson

Agnes M. "Aggie" Tyson

Dec 11, 2024

Graveside service for Agnes M. "Aggie" Tyson will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 16, 2024, at Chapel of Peace Mausoleum, Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Doug Passmore, Pastor, First Baptist East, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating. Services are under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the...

Chester 'Dutch' Whitaker

Chester 'Dutch' Whitaker

Dec 9, 2024

The funeral service for Chester "Dutch" Whitaker will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2024 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Jack Darnell officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Chester "Dutch" Whitaker, 78, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024, in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was born on February 4, 1946, in...

Msg (Retired) Charles H. Crisel

Msg (Retired) Charles H. Crisel

Dec 9, 2024

Funeral service for MSG (Retired) Charles H. Crisel will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 16, 2024, in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Oklahoma.

The family will greet friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the funeral home.

MSG (Retired) Charles...

Sfc (Retired) Archie A. Collins

Sfc (Retired) Archie A. Collins

Dec 4, 2024

Graveside service with full military honors for SFC (Retired) Archie A. Collins will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma with Rev. Mike Teel, Pastor, Cameron Baptist Church officiating.

Services are under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on...

Vita Deloris Arndt

Vita Deloris Arndt

Dec 3, 2024

Funeral service for Vita Deloris Arndt will be 12:00 P.M. Friday, December 13, 2024 at Letitia Baptist Church, east of Lawton, Oklahoma with Rev. Matt Kelly, Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow at 1:45 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery, Apache, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Vita Deloris Arndt, 92, of Fort Worth, Texas, and...

Angelika Welch

Angelika Welch

Dec 3, 2024

Graveside service for Angelika Welch will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, December 13, 2024 at Fort Sill National Cemetery.

Angelika Welch, age 68, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024 in Lawton. She was born April 9, 1956 in Bad Wimpfen, Germany to Paul and Maria (Fitler) Hochadel.  She married SSG (Retired) Leslie Jay Welch on November 12, 1976...

Robert "Bobby" Glass

Robert "Bobby" Glass

Dec 2, 2024

It is with heavy hearts and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Robert "Bobby" Glass, age 66, leaving a full life and unforgettable legacy for all who met him.

Bobby passed from this earth on Monday, December 2, 2024, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Memorial service will be on Tuesday, December 10,...

Dewey L. Parker

Dewey L. Parker

Dec 1, 2024

Graveside funeral service for Dr. Dewey L. Parker will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Fort Sill National Cemetery with Paul Sparks officiating.

Burial with military honors will be under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Dr. Dewey L. Parker, 98, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024, in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was born...

Patricia (Pat) Ann Bayless Buckner

Patricia (Pat) Ann Bayless Buckner

Dec 1, 2024

Patricia (Pat) Ann Bayless Buckner, 77, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 1, 2024, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Born on November 12, 1947, in Snyder, Oklahoma, to Marvin and Imogene (Armstrong) Bayless, Pat lived a life full of love, resilience, creativity, and an unforgettable sense of humor.

Pat was known for her playful, ornery spirit and her...

Roy Gene Langford

Roy Gene Langford

Dec 1, 2024

Memorial service for Roy Gene Langford will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2024, at Olivet Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Gresham, Pastor officiating.

Our beloved Roy Langford left us on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Roy was born on December 5, 1953, in Mesa, Arizona.

He met his wife, Donna in Austin, Texas, and later...

Walter Edwin Schmieding, Jr.

Walter Edwin Schmieding, Jr.

Nov 30, 2024

Funeral service for Walter Edwin "Ed" Schmieding, Jr. will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at Dayspring Community Church with Robert Smith, Lead Pastor and Kirk Givens, Pastor of Care officiating.

Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The service may...

Lewis Arden Meek

Lewis Arden Meek

Nov 29, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lewis Arden Meek, better known as Lew, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who passed on November 29, 2024, at the age of 82.

Lew was born in Lawton, Oklahoma where he graduated from Lawton High School in 1960. Lew took his passion for...

Shannon Maureen Brown

Shannon Maureen Brown

Nov 29, 2024

Shannon Maureen Brown, 57, of Lawton, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2024, at her parents' home after a courageous 20-year battle with encephalitis, which she was diagnosed with in November 2004.

A private family burial will be scheduled at a later date.

Shannon Bentley was born on May 29, 1967, at Comanche...

Sheila Standridge

Sheila Standridge

Nov 28, 2024

Sheila Standridge, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 28, 2024 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 60.

There will be no services scheduled per Sheila's wishes.

Sheila was born December 7, 1963 in Frankfurt, Germany to Jim and Daisy (Milburn) Houseman. She married Randy Standridge on March 16, 1994 in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Sheila...

Judy Carlson

Judy Carlson

Nov 27, 2024

Memorial service for Judy Carlson will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2024 in Abundant Life Assembly of God, Geronimo, with Rev. Tony Elkins, Pastor officiating.

The service may be viewed by following the Livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Judy Carlson, 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday,...

Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett

Nov 26, 2024

A gathering of family and friends will be held for Mark Bennett on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 5 pm until 7 pm at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Mark Bennett, 26, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was born on January 29, 1998, in Lawton to Mark Woods and Shawna Bennett. Mark spent...