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Emmett Loy Phillips

Emmett Loy Phillips

Jun 7, 2024

Funeral service for Emmett Loy Phillips, Ph. D. will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2024 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Earl Jenkins, Pastor of Henryetta First Freewill Baptist Church, Henryetta, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Emmett Phillips entered into eternal life on Friday, June 7, 2024 in...

Wyneese Barker

Wyneese Barker

Jun 7, 2024

Graveside services for Wyneese Barker will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 10:00 am in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Snyder, Oklahoma with Delbert Beard, Lawton, Oklahoma, officiating.

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

Wyneese Barker, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother peacefully passed away at The Brentwood in Lawton, Oklahoma, on...

Elbert Elwayne Tilghman

Elbert Elwayne Tilghman

May 31, 2024

Funeral service for Elbert Elwayne Tilghman will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Park Lane Church of Christ.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Elbert Elwayne Tilghman died Friday, May 31, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 80.  He was born July 18,...

Monty Lee Lapar

Monty Lee Lapar

May 31, 2024

Graveside service for Monty Lee Lapar will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2024, in the Roosevelt Cemetery, Roosevelt, Oklahoma with Tim Tutten, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Hollis, Oklahoma.

Monty Lee Lapar, 53, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, May 31, 2024. He was born December 19, 1970,...

Ruthanne 'Rutti' W. Cramer

Ruthanne 'Rutti' W. Cramer

May 29, 2024

Ruthanne "Rutti" W. Cramer died peacefully at home in Lawton, OK, on the 29th of May, 2024, at the age of 96. A celebration of her life will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1010 NW 82nd Street, Lawton. A burial will follow at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. A rosary...

Betty L. Gomez

Betty L. Gomez

May 27, 2024

It is with great sadness we announce the death of Betty L. Gomez who died Monday, May 27, 2024 in Lawton, Oklahoma.  Betty was born September 26, 1935 in Krebs, Oklahoma to Roy L. and Mahaley L. (Perry) Mitchell.  She grew up in Lawton and was a graduate of Lawton High School.

She married SFC (Retired) David...

Paula Jacqueline Roberts

Paula Jacqueline Roberts

May 25, 2024

We are grieved to announce the death of Paula Jacqueline Roberts.

A gathering to remember and celebrate Paula's life will be held at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home from 5-7 pm on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Paula Jacqueline Roberts died Saturday, May 25, 2024, at her residence in Cache, Oklahoma, at the age of 73.  She was...

James Wesley "Wes" Mashburn

James Wesley "Wes" Mashburn

May 25, 2024

Funeral services for James Wesley "Wes" Mashburn will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2024, at St. John Lutheran Church, in Lawton, Oklahoma with Rev. Dr. Bill Schneider, pastor officiating.

Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday at the funeral home....

Clifford Lynn Pennington

Clifford Lynn Pennington

May 25, 2024

Clifford Lynn Pennington, always known as C.L., passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the age of 78.

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

A private family memorial service will be scheduled for a future date.

C.L. was born December 1, 1945 in Burkburnett, Texas to Glenn and Orinthia (Turner)...

Esther I. (Valdez) Hodges Heller

Esther I. (Valdez) Hodges Heller

May 23, 2024

Funeral for Esther I. (Valdez) Hodges Heller will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 31, 2024 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Tony Layton officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Esther Heller, age 88, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024 in Lawton. She was born on April 4, 1936, in Geronimo, Oklahoma to...

Lemonte Franklin "Monte" Merritt

Lemonte Franklin "Monte" Merritt

May 21, 2024

LeMonte Franklin Merritt, aka "Monte," died Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 75.  He was born December 4, 1948 at the Angus Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Marthelle Merritt.  He was the third of five children.  He began his education at the Flower Mound one room school.  Second grade moved him...

Sgt (Retired) David Lowell Boman

Sgt (Retired) David Lowell Boman

May 20, 2024

Funeral service for SGT (Retired) David Lowell Boman will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2024 at the Snyder Church of Christ in Snyder, Oklahoma with Ron Suiter, preacher at Warren Church of Christ in Warren, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral...

Rene David Gotiear

Rene David Gotiear

May 18, 2024

It is with great heartache to share the passing of Rene David Gotiear, Sr. who left us on May 18, 2024 at the age of 64. He was with his wife, Rachel, up until his final moments. Rene was a man of immense humor, wisdom and integrity. He cherished moments with friends and family but especially loved summers with...

Robert Lee Nichols

Robert Lee Nichols

May 15, 2024

Funeral service for Robert Lee Nichols will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Letitia Baptist Church with Rev. Matt Kelly, Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Letitia Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 5-7 pm Monday at the funeral home.

Robert Lee Nichols died...

Chun Son Yi

Chun Son Yi

May 15, 2024

Funeral service for Chun Son Yi will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kijoon Yun officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.

The service may be viewed by...

Marjorie Louise Taylor

Marjorie Louise Taylor

May 14, 2024

Funeral service for Marjorie Louise Taylor, 91, will be Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain John Moltz officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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

Ethan Reed Hendy

Ethan Reed Hendy

May 14, 2024

Funeral service for Ethan Reed Hendy will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2024 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Roy Grabman, Synod Appointed Minister of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lawton, Oklahoma officiating

Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.

Ethan Reed Hendy passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Oklahoma City.  He was...

Claris E. Aller

Claris E. Aller

May 13, 2024

Claris E. Aller, 89, of Lawton, Oklahoma and formerly of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday, May 13, 2024 in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital.

A private family graveside memorial service will be held at North Grove Cemetery in Celina, Ohio at a later date.

Claris E. Aller was born November 20, 1934, to Stanton...

Homer L. Taylor, Jr.

Homer L. Taylor, Jr.

May 10, 2024

Graveside service for Homer L. Taylor, Jr., age 97 of Lawton, will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with nephew, Alfred Smith officiating.

Burial will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Homer passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024.  He was born to Homer L. Sr. and...

Smsgt (Retired) William (Wayne) Biddle

Smsgt (Retired) William (Wayne) Biddle

May 10, 2024

Graveside service with full military honors for SMSgt (Retired) William (Wayne) Biddle will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, June 21, 2024 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.

SMSgt (Retired)William (Wayne) Biddle, age 74, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away on May 10, 2024 after a long illness.

Wayne, as he was known to all, was born to...