Vendle Ray Lopes

Funeral service for Vendle Ray Lopes will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 14, 2024 in Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Teel, Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Vendle Ray Lopes, 90, of Lawton passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family on Saturday,

November 9, 2024. He was born on October 8, 1934 in Newport, Texas to Henry and Eunice (Armstrong)

Lopes. He grew up in Texas for the first few years of his life, moving to Lawton, Oklahoma during

grade school, where he resided until his passing. As a teenager, he assisted his father in the family business, Lopes Tile, and eventually took over, successfully running it until his retirement in 2017.

On February 13, 1955, He married Mary Margaret Miller in Grandfield, Oklahoma, and together they made their home in Lawton, where they raised their five children.

Vendle loved his family deeply and was a hard worker. He enjoyed spending time with his

children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. From large family functions to dinners with

different family members to quiet moments spent watching TV together, he cherished every

second spent with each member of his family. He could often be found watching Texas Rangers

baseball as he was an avid fan. He also enjoyed family cookouts and eating ribeye steak- his

favorite type of steak. He loved to be busy, and never afraid of hard work, he could often be

found outside on his riding lawn mower mowing not only his own lawn but others as well, even

when his health started to fade. He loved tiling and took pride in every job he

completed. He did not like to sit still, and he instilled his work ethic in his children and

grandchildren. Above all, Vendle cherished his faith, expressing it through the gentle and caring way he supported his family and friends. Always ready with a listening ear and kind words of encouragement, he touched the lives of many and will be deeply missed.

He is survived by his children: Denise Hamilton, Diana Jennett-Stalnaker and husband Bobby,

Kay Jennett and husband Ricky, and Kenneth Lopes; his grandchildren: Amanda Rundle, Evan

Hamilton, Jacqueline Bartlett (Taylor), Christopher Jennett (Rachel), Stephanie Lopes, Joshua

Lopes, Tyler Lopes, Collin Lopes (Courtney); his great grandchildren: Gracie, Matthew, Isabella,

Noah, Mackenzie, Miken, Morgan, Declan, Haegan, Mace, Rylan, Kasen, and Crew and many

other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Eunice Lopes; his wife, Margaret Lopes;

mother-in-law, Anna Maria Miller; sister-in-law, Barbara Ann Miller; son-in-law, Jimmy Jennett,

son-in-law, Roy Hamilton, daughter-in-law, Tracy Lopes, sister, Juanita McDonald,

brother-in-law Tilson McDonald, and nephew, Larry McDonald.

Vendle "Papa" will be remembered for many things, including one of his favorite sayings that he

applied to many aspects of his life, "If a little's good, a lot's better!"

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com

LINKS

Becker-Rabon Funeral Home

Lawton Constitution

http://www.lawton-constitution.com