Funeral services for Lawton Ray Buzzard will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, with Pastor Jay Jones and Pastor Dale Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at the New Hope Cemetery near Shady Grove. Services have been entrusted to the care of the Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah. Serving as Lawton's pallbearers are Seth Richardson, Aaron Garrett, Bobby Dady, Adam Turner, Michael Blevins, and Kaleb Adams. Honorary pallbearers include Garrett Walker, Brayden Phillips, Coy Dreadfulwater, Noah Clemons, the Suns Basketball Team, the kids of Abundant Life Children's Church, and the kids at the Shiloh Christian School. Lawton R. Buzzard was born the son of Paula Buzzard and Jeffery Collins on November 18, 1997, in Tahlequah, OK. In 2003, his family moved to Hulbert from Kansas City, MO. He attended school at Shady Grove and more recently at Shiloh Christian School and was in the 6th grade. When he wasn't attending school, Lawton, or "Choogie" as his family and friends knew him, enjoyed playing basketball and video games. He loved attending church at Abundant Life and wanted to be a missionary in Africa when he grew up. He was talented with acting and had the gift of making his friends laugh. Choogie was intelligent, kind, and always had an encouraging word for others. But most of all, Choogie loved the time he spent with his family. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him. On Friday, October 2, 2009, the Lord took Choogie by hand and took him to his eternal home. He was eleven years old. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Johnny Collins and Cecelia (Adair) Collins, and Uncle Lawton Collins.