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Funeral service for Madeline "Sue" Whatley, 86, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fletcher Cemetery. Special visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Whatley passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, while living in Prosper, Texas. Sue was born on February 27, 1939 in Lawton, OK to Elbert Sheppard Gee and Emma Gertrude (Carter) Gee. She grew up with older siblings JoAnn and Larry, and surrounded by a large extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The family lived at 1603 Bell Ave, and "Susie" attended Wilson Elementary, Central Junior High, and...

Memorial service for Retired Sgt. Maj. Allen Brewer, 87, of Lawton, OK will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday May 9, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Brewer passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in Lawton, OK with his family by his side.

Ret. Sergeant First Class Don H. Dingman, 75, of Walters, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, April 27th, 2025. Mr. Dingman was born on August 14, 1949 in Concord, VT to Lawrence & Margarite (Coovey) Dingman. Don grew up in New Hampshire enjoying hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. He joined the Army right after school, serving his country for twenty-six years. He finished his military career at Ft. Sill and remained in Walters with his wife since 2007, Threesa Mae Dingman, enjoying the quiet country lifestyle. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Threesa Mae Dingman; daughter Christina (Mike) Tiasee; son Don Dingman Jr.; three step-children: Jessica Trowbridge, Kyle (Trudy)...

Memorial service for Alisa Lovelace, 58, of Lawton, OK will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday May 2nd, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Weise officiating. Alisa passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Wichita Falls, TX. Alisa was born on August 10, 1966 in Oklahoma City, OK to Richard Lovelace and Patty Grubb. Alisa grew up in Lawton, graduating from Eisenhower High School. She met her husband Mike, as a teenager, it all started roller skating together. Alisa loved doing crafts, gardening, cooking, doing her nails, and especially her dogs, Baylee and Moxie. She is survived by her husband, Mike Jenson; her mother, Patty Grubb; four sons, Brandon and Ariane Conner,...

Funeral services for Wayland "Poppie" Brown, 87, of Rush Springs, Oklahoma will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home with Rev. Roddy Oaks officiating. Burial will follow at the Sterling Cemetery, in Sterling Oklahoma. Mr. Brown passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Duncan, Oklahoma The viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a special viewing and visitation for family and friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Wayland was born on April 9, 1938, to Winston and Cleta Fay (Oaks) Brown in Lamesa, Texas. Wayland had a twin brother, Leland Brown and another brother Charles. The...

Memorial service for Chris Rayburn Alford, 63, of Lawton, Oklahoma will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home with Pastor Zach Foley of Hope Church officiating. Mr. Alford passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at his home in Lawton. Chris was born on September 19, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Terry Alford and Saundra (Deshong) Goosey. He grew up in Indianapolis until his sophomore year when his family moved to the Lawton Fort Sill area where Chris graduated from Eisenhower High School. He worked for a while as a contractor. He then began his career with the City of Lawton Water Department and retired after 30 years. Chris married Teresa...

Funeral service for Blaine Edward Sperr, 61, of Cache, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donald Kirby, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Mr. Sperr passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at his home in Cache, Oklahoma. Viewing will be held on Friday, April 18, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Blaine was born on February 20, 1964 in Munich, Germany to Edward Julius and Angeline Minnie (Gleisner) Sperr. He grew up in Cache, Oklahoma where he attended school, graduating from Cache High School in 1982. He married Juana Malave on May 29, 1985 in Lawton, and they made Cache,...

Funeral service for Bobby Lee Couch, 90, of Cache, Oklahoma will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025 at Wichita Baptist Church in Cache, Oklahoma with his brothers, Rev. Jerry Couch and Ken Couch, officiating. Mr. Couch passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025 in Lawton. Burial will be held at Faxon Cemetery, Faxon, OK under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Viewing will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a special viewing and visitation for family and friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Bob was born on October 26, 1934 in Frederick, Oklahoma to William Roy Lee and Lillian Catira (Smith) Couch. He...

Angela Del (Craig) Roenne passed into the arms of her lord April 12, 2025. Angie was born December 2, 1974, in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Brad and Peggy Ann Craig. Growing up, Angie split her time between her parents with Dad in Cozad, Gothenburg and Lexington, Nebraska and her mama in Junction City, Kansas. After graduating from Lexington High School in 1993, Angie moved to Lawton, Oklahoma to be near her mama. During this time, Angie found and became a member of Cameron Baptist Church where she found community and dear friends in Christ, she considered family. Angie met Micheal Roenne in adult bible study. Angie and Mike were married on May 4, 2002. Their union was blessed with three...

Funeral service for SSG (ret) Joseph E. Hall, Sr. 88 of Geronimo, Ok will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at Geronimo Baptist Church with Rev. John Cullison, pastor officiating. Mr. Hall passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Duncan, OK. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Viewing will begin on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. with a special viewing and visitation for family and friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Joseph was born on November 11, 1936 in Norton, Virginia to Arnold and Lena (Thomas) Hall. He grew up in Norton where he attended school. He joined the...

Funeral service for Dorthey J. Cox, 91, of Lawton will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma. Mrs. Cox passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025 in Lawton. Viewing will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Dorthey was born on January 13, 1934 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma to Pete and Arietta (Cooke) Dixon. She grew up in Lawton where she attended school, graduating from Lawton High School in 1952. She married and to that union three children were born. She later married Jerry Cox and they traveled throughout his military...

Funeral service for Brady Blaze Beltran, age 6, of Lawton, will be held at 10:00 a.m, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Teel, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Brady went home to be with his Gigi on Friday, March 28, 2025. Brady was born on February 21, 2019 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Justin and Sierra (Tordillos) Beltran. He was a kindergartener at Bishop Elementary School and was the best kid in class and just a great boy in general. He loved to play Xbox and do his chores for Xbox money. Brady liked Sonic the Hedgehog, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Hot Wheels....

Funeral service for Monty Brooking, 65, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at Cache First United Methodist Church, 301 C Ave, Cache, OK, 73527 with Pastor Gary Tahmahkera officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Monty Wayne Brooking, of Wichita Falls, Texas, died Saturday March 15, 2025. He was born May 18, 1959, at the Fort Sill Hospital and at age 4 1/2, he was lovingly adopted by Doyle and Selma Brooking of Cache, OK. Judge Inez Manning who married the couple also signed his adoption papers. Before graduating high school, Monty helped with the family business, Doyle's Propane, and he also worked at the family farm. Monty...

Horace Eugene Dean was born November of 1960 in Lawton, OK to Dorothy Mae and Horace E. Dean. Horace is survived by his mother, Dorothy Cousins (Lawton, OK) and sisters, Shirley Dean, Faye Gainer (both Oklahoma City, OK), Vivianette Douglas (Lawton, OK), brother, Michael Dean (Hollywood, FL), aunts, uncle as well as a hosts of (great) nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Dean passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Horace was preceded in death by his father, Horace E. Dean, and stepfather, Rayford Cousins. Early in life, Horace enjoyed success as a boxer while living in Lawton, OK. Life was not always easy for Horace as he went through struggles. However, one of his biggest...

Funeral for Patricia Pittman, 91, of Lawton, Oklahoma will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Marlow, Oklahoma. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, Lawton. A Rosary will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home followed by a visitation for family and friends.

Memorial service for former Lawton resident Andrew Dewey Hargraves, 72, of Hurricane, WV, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home, 632 SW C Ave, Lawton, OK. Mr. Hargraves passed away on March 7, 2025. Andrew was born January 5, 1953, in Valdosta, GA to Edward Dewey and Marianne Else Morke Hargraves. He grew up in Lawton, graduating from Lawton High School. After school he worked as the Superintendent of the Water Department for the City of Lawton and retired after 32 years of service. Andrew lived for his children and grandchildren and spent the few years of his life traveling to spend time with them. Andy was quite the jokester and was...

It is with great sadness that the family of Retired Major Edward Stiles announce his passing on March 3, 2025. Edward Joe (Ed) Stiles was born in Hamburg, IA on October 5, 1941 to Ned and Irene Stiles. He was raised in the small farming community of Sidney, IA where he attended Sidney Public Schools. Following graduation from high school, he attended Creighton University and the University of Nebraska prior to joining the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska, where he worked until enlisting in the Army in 1963. Shortly after entry into the Army, he attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was commissioned an officer in the Field Artillery. His 20-year army career...

A private service for Gary McCoy, 75, of Lawton, Oklahoma will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. McCoy passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Gary was born on June 5th, 1949, in Lawton, OK to the late Thomas C. McCoy and Clara May Johnson-Benton. Gary graduated from Lawton Senior High School in 1969, shortly after he joined the Air Force serving his country from 1970 to 1974. He went to basic training and security training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, traveling all over the country before ending up in Altus, OK. After his military service, Mr. McCoy worked at Fort Sill in civil service for...

Pending private service for Gary McCoy, 75, of Lawton, Oklahoma will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. McCoy passed away on Monday, March 3rd, 2025. Gary was born on June 5th,1949, in Lawton, OK to the late Thomas C. McCoy and Clara Johnson-Benton. Gary graduated from Lawton Senior High School in 1969, shortly after he joined the Air Force serving his country from 1970 to 1974, he went to basic training and security training at Lackland San Antonio, TX traveling all over the country before ending up in Altus, OK. after the service Mr. McCoy worked at Fort Sill in civil service for five years then finally settling at goodyear after twenty- four years. Gary liked to collect bradford...

Funeral service for Cleo Ikner, 98, of Cache, OK will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 in the Chapel of Peace Mausoleum at Sunset Memorial Gardens with interment following next to her husband, parents, daughter, and grandson. Mrs. Ikner passed away in Lawton, OK on Saturday, February 22, 2025 surrounded by her family. Services are under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. Cleo was born on March 3, 1926 in Cache, OK to Thomas Marion and Carmen (Ford) Clark. She grew up and attended school in Cache. After finishing school, she married Clifton D. Ikner on September 30, 1942 in Walters, OK and they shared 61 wonderful years together and were blessed with...

A Celebration of Life Service for Bobby Vern Pollan, 85 of Lawton, will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens Mr. Pollan passed away on Monday, February 17, in Lawton. Bobby was born on December 21, 1939 in Lawton, OK to Ishmael Vern and Nobie Odessa (Ledford) Pollan. He grew up in Fletcher and Lawton where he graduated from Lawton High School in 1958. He had a notable, All-American awarded, basketball career at Cameron University (1958-59) and the University of Houston (1960-61). He taught classes and coached basketball at Eisenhower High School in Lawton (1966-1971). He later worked in...