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Lawton & Snyder, OK Obituaries

Laura Lynn Davidson

Laura Lynn Davidson

Aug 23, 2021

A service celebrating the life of Laura Lynn Davidson will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2021, in Lawton First Assembly with Rev. Gary Pratt, Associate Pastor officiating.

Laura Lynn Davidson died Monday, August 23, 2021 at her residence north of Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 66.  She was born October 17, 1954 in...

Cleta E. Malone

Cleta E. Malone

Aug 23, 2021

Cleta E. Malone went to walk the streets of gold with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 23, 2021 at the age of 88 years 3 months and 15 days.

Cleta was born in Nash, Oklahoma to Esther Sawyer Dixon and Emil T. Dixon on June 8, 1933 and was one of six surviving children...

Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips

Aug 23, 2021

Graveside funeral service for Paul Phillips will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 30, 2021 in Highland Cemetery with Dr. Chad Fetzer officiating.

Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.  The family will greet friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Paul Phillips was born March 20, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to...

Scott L. Hertzog

Scott L. Hertzog

Aug 22, 2021

Funeral service with military honors for Scott L. Hertzog will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Hubbard officiating.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting...

1Sg (Retired) Nathaniel G. "Nate" Washington

1Sg (Retired) Nathaniel G. "Nate" Washington

Aug 22, 2021

Private family service for 1SG (Retired) Nathaniel G. "Nate" Washington will be 9:30 a.m. Monday, August 30, 2021.

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

Burial with full military honors will be 11:00 a.m. at Fort Sill National Cemetery Elgin, Oklahoma....

Bobby Brent Carter

Bobby Brent Carter

Aug 22, 2021

Funeral service for Bobby Brent Carter will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2021 in the First Baptist Church, Snyder with Rev. Les Banks, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Tipton, Oklahoma, officiating.

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

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

Morris G. (Butch) Spurlin, Iii

Morris G. (Butch) Spurlin, Iii

Aug 19, 2021

Graveside service for Morris G. "Butch" Spurlin III will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 26, 2021 in the Mountain Park Cemetery, Mountain Park, Oklahoma with Pastor William Dickey, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Snyder, Oklahoma officiating.

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

A come and go viewing will be held...

Johnnie Mae Stewart

Johnnie Mae Stewart

Aug 18, 2021

Funeral services for Johnnie Mae Stewart will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder Chapel with Minister Detrick Whitehead, Holy Revival Center Full Gospel, Altus, Oklahoma and Minister Willie Shaw, Bethel 911 Ministries officiating.

Burial will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Oklahoma.

The service may be...

Robert Lee Linker

Robert Lee Linker

Aug 17, 2021

Twinkling blue eyes, a mischievous grin and a can of Copenhagen outlined in his pocket, looking life's challenges straight in the eye without complaint, Robert enjoyed life to the fullest.

Robert Lee Linker was born to John Robert Linker Senior and Ada Mildred Beck December 23, 1929 during the Great Depression on the family farm in Centrahoma...

Msg Melissa Mae Murphy

Msg Melissa Mae Murphy

Aug 14, 2021

Master Sergeant Melissa Mae Murphy (McPhail), 38, of Fishers, Indiana, passed away August 14, 2021, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Melissa was born on January 13, 1983 in Tyler, Texas. She and her brother, Anthony Willis (Tony) were welcomed joyously into the family of Logan and Cinde McPhail in 1985 where she spent her early years in...

H. Doug Kemper, Jr.

H. Doug Kemper, Jr.

Aug 14, 2021

Doug Kemper began his journey to heaven on Saturday, August 14, 2021. While Doug was born in Tulsa, he always considered Lawton his hometown. He often said he did a terrible job of retiring as he returned to the area after a long and fruitful career in the zoo/aquarium business to design and open The Medicine Park Aquarium &...

Rose Markus

Rose Markus

Aug 13, 2021

Memorial service for Rose Markus will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with George Mayes, Pastor of Christ Fellowship Church, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Rose (Klein) Markus of Geronimo, Oklahoma died Friday, August 13, 2021 at the age of 80 years old in Lawton. She had just celebrated her 80 th...

Martha Sadler

Martha Sadler

Aug 11, 2021

A service celebrating the life of Martha Sadler will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2021 at Centenary United Methodist Church with Rev. John Hiller, Associate Pastor officiating.  Private family burial will be in Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Martha Sadler died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 91. ...

Michael Lewis Horton

Michael Lewis Horton

Aug 9, 2021

Graveside service for Michael Lewis Horton will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev. Dave Menge, Pastor of Western Hills Christian Church officiating.

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

Michael Lewis Horton, 63, Arlington, Texas passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 in Mansfield, Texas. He was...

Marianne Louise (Munchow) Miller

Marianne Louise (Munchow) Miller

Aug 9, 2021

Graveside funeral service for Marianne Louise (Münchow) Miller will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 13, 2021 in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors Thursday evening from 6-8 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Angel Fund at Victory Hospice of Elgin,...

Sfc (Retired) Larry Wesley Foister

Sfc (Retired) Larry Wesley Foister

Aug 6, 2021

Graveside service with full military honors for SFC (Retired) Larry Wesley Foister will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 13, 2021 at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma with Chaplain (MAJ) David Chapman, Fort Sill, Oklahoma officiating.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

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

Ione Ernestine Smith

Ione Ernestine Smith

Aug 6, 2021

Graveside service for Ione Ernestine Smith will be 10:00 AM Monday August 16, 2021, at Fairview Cemetery Apache, Oklahoma with Rev. Jon Syverson of First Baptist Church Apache, Oklahoma officiating.

There will be no viewing at the funeral home.

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

lone Ernestine Smith, 91,...

James Kenneth Davis

James Kenneth Davis

Aug 4, 2021

Graveside service for James Kenneth Davis will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 7, 2021 in the Mountain Park Cemetery, Mountain Park, Oklahoma with Jamey Foshee, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with military honors will be in the Mountain Park Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder.

James Kenneth Davis, 87, Snyder passed...

Cw3 (Retired) Harold H. Hunter

Cw3 (Retired) Harold H. Hunter

Aug 2, 2021

Graveside service for CW3 (Retired) Harold H. Hunter will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Fort Sill National Cemetery Columbarium Wall, Elgin, Oklahoma.

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

CW3 Harold H. Hunter, 73, Lawton passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021...

Dr. Larry Frederick Kruse

Dr. Larry Frederick Kruse

Aug 2, 2021

Larry Frederick Kruse was born Nov. 27, 1943 in San Francisco, California to Ervin Frederick and Mildred Lucille (Jording) Kruse, the eldest of two sons.  His mother remarried while he was quite young, and he was raised by his step-father, Veere Cochran, along with two step-brothers.

He grew up in northwest Kansas and spent his formative years...