Funeral services for Arthur Lancaster Jr. will be Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Chapel with Reverend Ron Pingelton officiating. Burial will follow in Alva Municipal Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Arthur Lancaster Jr. was born April 21, 1922, to Arthur and Hattie Lucille (Stickler) Lancaster on a farm west of Hopeton, Oklahoma. He passed away August 6, 2018, living 96 years, 3 months and 17 days.

Growing up, Arthur attended Friendship Rural School through the eighth grade. As a young boy he helped his father with farming and...