The funeral service for Rev. W.E. Ikard, 82, of Lawton, Oklahoma will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 31st at the First Assembly of God in Quanah, with Rev. David Moore officiating.

Rev. Ikard went to be with the Lord on August 26, 2019 in Lawton.  He was born March 10, 1937 in Cyril, Oklahoma to William Henry and Clara (Brewton) Ikard.   "Ed" graduated from Lawton High School in 1955, and went on to graduate from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas in 1961.  On August 19, 1961, Ed married Debbie Plaskett in Guthrie, Oklahoma.  They were blessed with two children, Todd and Tammie.

Together Ed and Debbie built a life serving the Lord as pastors in Temple, Oklahoma; Byers, Texas; Quanah, Texas; Killeen, Texas; and then returned to retire in his hometown of Lawton.  Ed also served as a bus driver for the Lawton Public School System, and bus driver and substitute teacher for the Quanah Independent School District.

Ed is survived by his wife Debbie; a son and daughter-in-law, Todd & Tricia Ikard of Maypearl, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and Ken Griffith of Weatherford, Texas; three grandsons, Nick Ikard of Maypearl, William and Winston Griffith of Weatherford; and three granddaughters, Jessica Ikard of Austin, Alex Ikard of Ennis, and Willow Griffith of Weatherford.  Ed was preceded in death by his parents.