Obit of Lawler, Wayne DeLyle - Comanche County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 19 Jun 2005 Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Lawler, Wayne DeLyle Wayne DeLyle Lawler died Monday, February 24, 2003 in Oklahoma City, where he was a longtime resident. He was born on January 9, 1916 in Sterling, Oklahoma. He married Alice Lanier on April 13, 1940 and they celebrated sixty-three years of marriage. He is survived by his wife Alice; his sister-inlaw; Inez Bowman of Ardmore; a son Wayne DeLyle Lawler, Jr. and his wife Karen of Dallas, TX; a daughter Jane Anne Roe and her husband Harvie of Tulsa; five granddaughters, Lisken Lawler of London, England, Lindsay Lawler of Los Angeles, CA; Mindy Roe Galoob and husband Stephen of Washington D.C.; Blair Roe and Holly Roe of Tulsa. He is also survived by his sister Wilma Dean and husband Donald of Marlow, OK and a brother William Lawler, Jr. of Lawton, OK. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, 1 sister Pearl Bellew and a brother in law Roy S. Bowman. Wayne retired as President of Capitol Hill State Bank after an illustrious career in banking for over forty-seven years serving banks in Lawton, Tipton, Duncan and Ardmore, and Vernon, Texas before moving to Oklahoma City in 1967. He attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. Wayne served in the United States Navy Sea Bees seeing action in the Philippine Islands During WWII. He was a long time community leader in South Oklahoma City where he was a past member of Rotary and a fifty year member of Masons. Wayne was truly loved and will be missed. In lieu of flowers, please memorialize Wayne with donations to American Heart Association, 5700 North Portland, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. Graveside services will be held in Marlow, Oklahoma on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation for Wayne will be held at the Vondel-Smith Funeral Home - South beginning Wed., Feb 26 and will conclude Fri, Feb. 28 at 5PM. Visitation will be held at the Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home on Saturday, March 1 from 8:30 A.M. until service time. CallawaySmith-Cobb Funeral Home of Marlow has been entrused with the service. Published in the Oklahoman on 2/27/2003. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html