Becker-Rabon Funeral Home

Celebration of life service for Marion "Dixie" Dixon will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with grandson, Rev. Collyn Dixon of Elgin, Oklahoma officiating. A catered lunch and reception will be held at 12:00 p.m. at the family home following the service at 69 Hillcrest Dr., Elgin, Oklahoma. Marion "Dixie" Dixon, 83, of Elgin, Oklahoma went to her eternal home Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at her home in Elgin surrounded by her loving family. Those by Dixie's side were, her two daughters, Kim Grundman and Mike Grundman, Karen Cochran and husband Dale, grandchildren, Collyn Dixon, Amanda Tyler and Bobby Tyler, Jennifer Rush and Thomas Rush, great...

Celebration of life service for Marion "Dixie" Dixon will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with grandson, Rev. Collyn Dixon of Elgin, Oklahoma officiating. A lunch and reception will be held at 12:00 p.m. at the family home following the service at 69 Hillcrest Dr., Elgin, Oklahoma. Marion "Dixie" Dixon, 83, of Elgin, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at her home in Elgin surrounded by her loving family.

Danney Dean Forbis passed away on Tuesday, July, 27, 2021. He was 84 years old. Danney was a child of God and loved his Lord and Savior eternally. He was born on February 17, 1937 in Hart County, Kentucky to Harvey Coleman Forbis and Dana Hensley Forbis. He was a loving husband, father, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, grandparent and best friend to many. Danney was a United States Army Vietnam-era Veteran (SGT E-5) who loved gospel and bluegrass music. He was an avid bird hunter and a successful businessman for fifty-one years, owning Forbis Auto Sales and Eastside Salvage in Lawton and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Coleman Forbis and Dana Hensley...

Funeral service for Mary L. Penland will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021 in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Mallow officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Friday at the funeral home. Mary L. Penland died Monday, July 26, 2021 at her residence in Geronimo, Oklahoma at the age of 85. She was born in Alma, Arkansas on December 26, 1935. She grew up in Kibler, Arkansas and attended school there. She met Jack F. Penland in VanBuren, Arkansas and the couple married on January 11, 1952 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on February 10, 2010. Following her marriage, she moved to Lawton and,...

Memorial service for Toby Hulen will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2021, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Rev. Ahren Reiter, Pastor officiating. Toby Hulen died Monday, July 26, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 43. He was born November 29, 1977 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Toby grew up in Lawton and was a graduate of Lawton High School. He worked as a car salesman for Joe Cooper in Oklahoma City. Toby liked to hunt and fish, loved his dog Riley and enjoyed working on cars. He is survived by his mother, Diane Sveiven; his maternal grandmother, Elaine Sveiven; his uncle Kim Sveiven; his aunts, Susan Pratt and husband COL (Retired) David Pratt and Jean Keyser; as well as several...

Celebration of life service for Rosa Rodriguez will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Trinity Baptist Church with Bro. Eddie Coast, pastor officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Rosa Rodriguez, age 72, of Alice, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born February 3, 1949 in El Dorado, Texas to Enrique and Cruz (Garza) Rodriguez. As the family moved frequently due to job opportunities, the couple found their forever home in Alice, Texas. As a child, Rosa was spontaneous and accepted any challenge handed to her. She traveled...

Funeral service for MSG (Retired) Lawrence "Larry" (Opa) Ford will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Faith Bible Church with Rev. Leonard Reimer, pastor officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Viewing will be from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. The service may be viewed by following the Facebook livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Facebook page. MSG (Retired) Lawrence "Larry" (Opa) Ford, age 92, of Lawton, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021. He was born in Coshocton County, Ohio on April 11, 1929 to Charles Clyde and Lela Blanche...

Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Larry King will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 26, 2021, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Pastor Ahren Reiter officiating. Burial with full military honors and Masonic Rites will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. SFC (Retired) Larry King, 88, Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Larry was born October 4, 1932, in Dillon, South Carolina to Barry Wilbur and Lee Dale (Lane) King. After graduating high school, he went to work for Burlington Mills in South Carolina. He then...

Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Larry King will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 26, 2021 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Pastor Ahren Reiter officiating. Burial with full military honors and Masonic Rites will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. SFC (Retired) Larry King, 88, Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Oklahoma City.

Funeral service for David Earl Riley will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Justin Evans, Traditions Health and Hospice officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens David Earl Riley, 80, Lawton, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at his home. He was born May 29, 1941 in Crete, Nebraska to Earl Edward and Marie (Yant) Riley. He came to Lawton with his parents in 1947, and attended elementary school at Lincoln, McKinley and Howell schools and ran a paper route. He attended Lawton Jr. High and graduated from Lawton High School in 1959. While in high school he worked at Hankins Drive- In. He went on to attend...

Wilma L. Stout passed into her heavenly home on July 21, 2021, at the age of 102 and 3/4 (she wants credit for the 3/4), at home in Lawton, Oklahoma, surrounded by family and friends. Wilma was born in Mountain Park, Oklahoma on October 24, 1918 to Luther and Minnie Bell (Manning) Duke. She grew up in rural Mountain Park along with her brother Edwin, who was just 13 months younger. Keeping the few cloth diapers she had to use for both her children clean and dry during the Oklahoma dustbowl was a big task for Minnie Bell. Growing up poor, they made their living by farming. Wilma and Edwin pitched in, picking cotton and working in the fields. Wilma once aided in the difficult birth of...

Funeral services for Jonathan Michael Flores will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. The family will greet friends Monday evening from 6pm until 8pm at the funeral home. The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page. Jonathan Michael Flores, 29, Lawton passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Lawton. He was born April 17, 1992 in Plano, Texas to Isabel T. "Chico" and Annette Darlene (Bailey) Flores. He grew up in McKinney, Texas where he graduated from high school. He played football, wrestled and enjoyed...

A celebration of life for service for James Lewis Walker will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021, in the Arena Cowboy Church, 7323 N.W. Wolf Rd., Lawton, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. James Lewis Walker, 85, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away Sunday evening, July 18, 2021, surrounded by family in Binger, Oklahoma after a lengthy stay in Binger Nursing and Rehabilitation. Big Jim was born May 22, 1936, in Bowie, Texas to Lewis and Hazel (Kersey) Walker. In 1957, he married Donna Roxanne Ritchie his "Roxie" in Bowie Texas. During their marriage they had three children: Kelly, Kerrie, and Kent. On August 27, 1958, he joined the Texas...

Memorial Service for Anthony Ray "Andy" Leary will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 26, 2021 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with CAPT Stephen J. Shaw, US Navy, Norfolk, Virginia 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. Anthony (Andy) Ray Leary passed away on July 16, 2021, at the Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 59. Andy was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on October 3, 1961, to Carol Marcelline (Berryhill) and Richard Emerson "Dick" Leary. Andy was reared in Fletcher and Lawton, Oklahoma attending Fletcher Elementary School, Robert E. Lee...

Graveside service for SGM (Retired) George R. Cooper, Jr. will be 9:00 A.M. Friday, July 23, 2021 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. Burial with full military honors will be under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. SGM (Retired) George R. Cooper Jr. died Friday, July 16, 2021 at the Sulphur Veterans Center, Sulphur, Oklahoma. George was born August 23, 1929 to George R. Cooper Sr. and Mildred Lewis Cooper in Orlando, Florida. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 1948. George served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During his thirty year military career, he was an outstanding...

Funeral service for Freddie Lee McCarty will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder Chapel with Tim Tutten of Elk City, Oklahoma officiating. Burial will follow in Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Oklahoma. The family will greet friends from 6-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home in Snyder. Freddie Lee McCarty, 67, of Snyder, Oklahoma passed away Friday, July 16, 2021 in Lawton. Freddie was born in Snyder, Oklahoma on February 12, 1954 to James V. McCarty, Jr. and Amy Arvilla (Underwood) McCarty. He grew up in Snyder and graduated from Snyder High School. As a young child Freddie was always a cowboy beginning with a stick horse to riding bulls and he...

Funeral service for Helen C. Mazzo will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in First Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Christie, Associate Pastor officiating. Burial will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Helen C. Mazzo died Monday, July 12, 2021 in Lawton, Oklahoma at the age of 83. She was born to Charley and Loraine Bynum on August 5, 1937 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. She and her family moved to Lawton in 1952 and she was a 1955 graduate of Lawton High School. She married Tony Mazzo on February 1, 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas. They were married for 50 years prior to Tony's death on July 14, 2008. Helen worked at Griswold Cleaners, Goodyear...

Funeral service for Dora E. Hilliary will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 15, 2021, at First Baptist Church, Medicine Park, Oklahoma with Rev. Casey Drew, Pastor officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Dora E. Hilliary, 89, of Medicine Park, Oklahoma passed away Monday, July 12, 2021, in Lawton. Dora was born June 1, 1932 in Wellington, Texas to Abner H. "Jack" and Alma V. Laughter. She was a graduate of the Elgin High School class of 1950. Dora and Kenneth first met in the 5th grade and later married on December 2, 1950. She went to work for the United States Postal Service, becoming the postmaster of Medicine Park, Oklahoma...