Obit of Runkles, Melvin Austin - Comanche County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 26 Nov 2006 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 ========================================================================== ::Becker FH--Lawton OK Lawton Constitution 14 Jun 2003 Melvin Austin Runkles Word has been received of the death of retired Sgt. 1st Class Melvin Austin Runkles, 63, Lawton. No service is planned at this time. Sgt. Runkles died Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at his home. Arrangements are by Becker Funeral Home. He was born Aug, 2, 1939, in Frederick, Md., to Herbert Augustus and Rosemond Josephine Runkles. He married Suk Cha Huh on Nov. 14, 1968, in Korea. He was a member of Best Rifle Squad 1958 Company A, 1st Battalion GP, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Survivors include his wife, of the home; three daughters: Katherine A. Sutherlin and Bobbie L. Runkles, both of the home; and Deborah J. Runkles, Bethesda, Md.; a brother, Herbert A. Runkles, Baltimore; and a granddaughter, Alysson M. Sutherlin. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html