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Ronald V. 'Ron' Kitchens

Ronald V. 'Ron' Kitchens

Jun 29, 2023

Funeral service for Ronald V. "Ron" Kitchens will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Lawton First Assembly with Rev. Don Barnes, retired pastor of Lawton, Oklahoma, Rev. Gary Pratt, Associate Pastor of Lawton First Assembly, and Rev. Kyle Johnson, Lead Pastor of Lawton First Assembly officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton,...

Joe Maranto

Joe Maranto

Jun 28, 2023

Joseph Francis (Joe) Maranto, restauranteur and gastronomic tourist, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 28, 2023 in Marlow, OK.  His stubbornness couldn't win out over a tired old heart.  He was 92.

Joe was born on July 23, 1930 in Marshall, TX to Anthony Cosimo (A.C.) and Mary (Jimes) Maranto.  He was the 9th of their 10...

Anne Marie Farrell "Nancy" Mccaffree

Anne Marie Farrell "Nancy" Mccaffree

Jun 28, 2023

Anne Marie Farrell "Nancy" McCaffree, 92, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away on June 28, 2023.

Nancy was born on September 4, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York to Loretta Hogan Farrell and Edwin Farrell. She had a younger brother, Edwin Jr. and she was raised in a large Irish Catholic family and community with many aunts, uncles and...

Anna M. Bilovecky

Anna M. Bilovecky

Jun 27, 2023

Funeral for Anna M. Bilovecky, 95, Lawton, will be at 11 a.m., Monday, July 3, 2023 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas A. Nallapatti officiating. Burial will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home A Rosary will be at 6 p.m., Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Becker-Rabon Funeral Chapel. Anna...

Msgt (Retired) Oscar Edwin Tice

Msgt (Retired) Oscar Edwin Tice

Jun 24, 2023

A graveside service for MSgt (Retired) Oscar Edwin Tice, age 86, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin.

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

Mr. Tice died on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Lawton.  He was born...

Timothy L. "Tim" Winkelman

Timothy L. "Tim" Winkelman

Jun 21, 2023

Memorial service for Timothy L "Tim" Winkelman, 67, will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 30, 2023 at Northwest Church of Christ with Minister Troy Rogers officiating.

Tim passed away on June 21, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born August 26, 1955 in Oklahoma City, to Amil and Helen (Hunt)...

Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Moore

Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Moore

Jun 20, 2023

The funeral for retired Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Moore will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2023 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial with full military honors will follow in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Chief Master Sergeant Harold L. Moore died Tuesday, June 20, 2023 in Duncan, Oklahoma following a...

Bette Fietz

Bette Fietz

Jun 19, 2023

Graveside funeral service for Bette Fietz will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Flower Mound Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Dawson officiating.

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

Bette Jo Fietz passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023, in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 81.  Bette was...

U.S. Navy Atsc (Retired) Philip Ralph Stewart

U.S. Navy Atsc (Retired) Philip Ralph Stewart

Jun 19, 2023

Funeral services for U.S. Navy ATSC (Retired) Philip Ralph Stewart will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 3, 2023 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

He will be laid to rest with his wife at a later date in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pennsylvania.

Philip Ralph Stewart died Monday, June 19, 2023 in Lawton, Oklahoma at...

Ssg (Retired) John Victor Swicegood

Ssg (Retired) John Victor Swicegood

Jun 17, 2023

SSG (Retired) John Victor Swicegood went to Valhalla Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the age of 51.  He was born April 1972 in Recife, Brasil to Glenn and Audrey Swicegood.  He spent his formative years in Brazil; he attended and graduated high school from The School of the Americas in Brasil.  Upon graduation he immediately began and completed 3...

Johnny Werito

Johnny Werito

Jun 17, 2023

Graveside service for Johnny Werito will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2023 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

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

Public viewing will begin at noon on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the funeral home.

Johnny Werito, 69, of...

James Howard 'Jim' Williams

James Howard 'Jim' Williams

Jun 17, 2023

Funeral services for James Howard "Jim" Williams will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Western Hills Christian Church, Lawton, Oklahoma with Joe Jones, Pastor, Mount Zion Christian Church, Braxton, Oklahoma officiating.

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

The family will greet friends Friday evening from 6pm until 8pm...

Sfc (Retired) James M. 'Jim' Prince

Sfc (Retired) James M. 'Jim' Prince

Jun 16, 2023

Funeral services for SFC (Retired) James M. "Jim" Prince will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Lonnie Caha, of Lawton, Oklahoma and Pastor Ryan Sims of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with military honors will be in the Pecan Cemetery, Southwest of Lawton....

Myong Ok Sowell

Myong Ok Sowell

Jun 14, 2023

Funeral for Myong Ok Sowell will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at New Light United Methodist Church with Rev. Kiyoung Jeong, pastor officiaiting.

Burial will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Sunday at the...

Lilian Rose 'Lily' Tolson

Lilian Rose 'Lily' Tolson

Jun 14, 2023

Memorial service for Lilian Rose "Lily" Tolson will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2023 in First Baptist Church.

Lilian Rose "Lily" Tolson, 18, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away from this life on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in Oklahoma City. On November 30, 2022 Lily was involved in a tragic accident and never regained consciousness....

Helen M. Ebisch

Helen M. Ebisch

Jun 14, 2023

Graveside funeral services for Helen M. Ebisch will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2023 in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Helen M. Ebisch passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 88. She was born on December 15, 1934, in Devol, Oklahoma, to Lawrence...

Eddie Mae Jolly

Eddie Mae Jolly

Jun 13, 2023

Graveside service for Eddie Mae Jolly will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2023, at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma with Rev. Jesse Marshall, Pastor, One In The Spirit Christian Church, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

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

Eddie Mae Jolly, 92, went home to be with the Lord...

Shawna Kay Babin

Shawna Kay Babin

Jun 11, 2023

Shawna Kay Babin was born to Emile and Wanda Babin (Howard) in Lebanon, OH, January 27, 1967, and departed this earth June 11, 2023 in Snyder, OK after a short battle with cancer. Shawna is preceded in death by her mother, Wanda Babin (Howard); and grandmothers Geneva Coomer and Mildred Babin.

Shawna Kay Babin was an honor...

Maj (Retired) Robert 'Bob' Stinson

Maj (Retired) Robert 'Bob' Stinson

Jun 11, 2023

Memorial service, with full military honors, for MAJ (Retired) Robert "Bob" Stinson will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2023 at Boulevard Congregational and Christian Church with Rev. Rachel James, Pastor officiating.

Bob was born in Dixon, Illinois on June 27, 1937 to Harold M. and Beulah E. "Billie" (Bailey) Stinson. He passed away Sunday, June...

Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Degraw

Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Degraw

Jun 10, 2023

Graveside service for Rebecca Ann "Becky" DeGraw will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Ryan Cemetery in Ryan, Oklahoma. She will be laid to rest alongside her parents and son.

Becky DeGraw, age 70, of Lawton, Oklahoma, died peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Lawton, Oklahoma, at Comanche County Memorial Hospital with her...