The Tuttle Times

Funeral services for Kathern "LaRue" Hamilton will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at the First Baptist Church of Tuttle in Tuttle, Oklahoma with Pastor Marty Williams officiating. Burial will follow at 4:00 p.m. in the Ego-Coleman Cemetery in Coleman, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home, Lawton, Oklahoma. Our dear mother, Kathern "LaRue" White Hamilton, sadly passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at her home in Tuttle, Oklahoma at the age of 74. She was a wonderful mother who was always there when we needed her. She also had many friends and was a well-loved member of the community in Tuttle. She was predeceased by her husband, Floyd Hamilton; parents,...

Ralph L. Cobb, a World War II pilot and member of the Greatest Generation, who rose to be President of three major corporations, Post Cereal Co., Gaines Pet Foods and General Foods Worldwide Services, died at his home on Lake Padgett in Land O Lakes, Florida on November 6, 2021. He was 97. Ralph served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps in World War II. After the war he became President of three major U.S. Corporations: Post Cereal Co, (Post Toasties, Jell-O, Tang, etc.), Gaines Pet Foods, and General Foods Worldwide Food Services. He also served as head of worldwide purchasing, warehousing and distribution for General Foods. When Gaines Pet Foods was acquired by Anderson, Clayton and Company,...

G. Ward Paxton, Jr. of Allen, Texas passed away on October 24, 2019 at the age of 83. He was born on December 21, 1935 to Grady Ward Paxton Sr. and Mae Belle (Renegar) Paxton in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Ward married Patsy Ann (Plumlee) Paxton on June 5, 1955 in Tuttle, Oklahoma. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Allen. Ward is survived by his wife, Pat Paxton of Allen, Texas; sons, Mark Paxton and his wife, Sonja of Allen; Mike Paxton and his wife, Kathy of Plano; daughter, Julie Puckett and her husband, Mark of Lucas; grandchildren, Kyle Paxton (Rebecca Reno), Jennifer Still (Andrew), Daniel Paxton (Kristin), Kristin Lentz (Austin), Stephanie Rowlan (Stuart), Zachary...