Obituary:
Nelda Jean Whitehead Gilliland Eastman of Sulligent, Alabama
Age: 87
Born: March 6, 1932, in Sulligent, Alabama to the late Felix Whitehead and Cordie Dodd Whitehead. She attended Pine Springs School. Jean previously worked at McCoy Manufacturing and Healthtex. She enjoyed playing Bingo, watching the Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Jean was a member of Taylor Springs Freewill Baptist Church.
Died: Saturday, November 23, 2019, at her residence.
Visitation: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2019, at the Otts Funeral Home in Sulligent, Alabama.
Funeral Service: 3:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, following visitation, at the Otts Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial: New Hope Cemetery.
Officiating: Bro. Matthew Paul.
Pallbearers: Joey Sandlin, Kevin Flynn, Mike Hollis, Scott Hollis, Jeremy Hollis, Tristan Flynn, and Wyatt Sandlin.
Survived By:
Sons:
Rod (Melinda) Gilliland, Beaverton, AL.
Jeffery Eastman, Sulligent, AL.
Gerald Eastman, Bon Aqua, TN.
Daughters: Brenda Gilliland, Sulligent, AL.
Rita (J.W.) Sandlin, Sulligent, AL.
Carol Prothro, Sulligent, AL.
Lou (Donald) Flynn, Sulligent, AL.
Vicky (Mitchell) Puckett, Sulligent, AL.
Sister: Geneve Stevens, Sulligent, AL.
Grandchildren:
Mike Hollis
Scott Hollis
Jeremy Hollis
Joey Sandlin
Jackie Sandlin,
Emily Sonkar
Kevin Flynn
Maegan Flynn
Great-Grandchildren: 15
Great-Grand-Grandchildren: 5
Preceded In Death By:
Parents: Felix Whitehead and Cordie Dodd Whitehead
Husbands:
Roy Gilliland
O.J. Eastman, Jr.
Son: Coy Gilliland
Granddaughter: Amy Flynn
Brothers:
Ezra Whitehead
Amon Whitehead
Buster Whitehead
Charles Whitehead
Jimmy Dale Whitehead
Sisters:
Odell Whitehead Flynn
Eunice Whitehead Herron
Maybell Whitehead Price
Mary Whitehead Ray
Jane Whitehead Baughn
Betty Whitehead Dove.
Otts Funeral Home, Sulligent, AL., directing.
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