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Relis E. Eastman, 82 a resident of Pine Bluff, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2009 at his home.
Born August 15, 1927, in Montezuma, Kansas, he was a son of the late Merle and Etta Edwards Eastman. He was reared and received his early education in Cimarron and Haviland, Kansas, graduating from Haviland High School.
Mr. Eastman moved to Pine Bluff in 1959, where he married Emma Hogan in June of 1959. He was a fork lift operator for Viking Bags for 31 years, until his retirement in 1993.
He was a member of Oak Park Church of the Nazarene, where he served as a board member and an usher. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Jim Eastman.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Emma Eastman, of Pine Bluff; two children Craig D. Eastman, of Pine Bluff and Donna K. Bryant, of Owassa, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Kaylee and Connor Bryant; brother Harold Eastman, of Valley Center, Kansas; and four sisters, Wanda Brisendine and Betty Cross, both of La Junta, Colorado, Kathy Ledbetter, of Hamlin, Texas, and Waneta Wilson, of Pueblo, Colorado.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Friday, October 30, 2009 at Robinson's.
Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 31, 2009 in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with Reverend Clinton Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. |