Phelps-Frontier County NeArchives Obituaries.....Easterday, Derrell Blayne December 18, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Dec. 23, 2009
Derrell Blayne Easterday, 94 years of age, of rural Bertrand, died Friday, 
Dec. 18, 2009 at his daughter’s home in Lexington.

Funeral Services were held at the United Methodist Church in Bertrand Tuesday, 
Dec. 22, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Connie Karr, officiating. Interment 
was at the Highland Cemetery at Bertrand.

Visitation was Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 at the Sandstrom Funeral Home in Bertrand 
from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Derrell was born Feb. 6, 1915 at Eustis, the son of George and Olive (Johnson) 
Easterday.  He received his education at Elwood.  

Following his education, Derrell began to work with his father, hauling cattle 
to Omaha.  On April 24, 1937 he was united in marriage to Arvetta Mae Stewart 
and to this union seven children were born:  Roger, Gary, Dean, Allen, Kent, 
Arlene and Keith.  

The family made their home in Idaho and Oklahoma before returning to 
Bertrand.  Derrell and Arvetta raised their family on the family farm north of 
Bertrand.  Derrell engaged in farming until he was 62 years of age and then 
pursued a career as a road grader for the Phelps County Department of Roads.  

On Nov. 11, 2001 he was preceded in death by his wife, Arvetta.  Derrell 
remained on the farm until his failing health approximately six months ago 
when he shared his time residing with his children.  
 
He leaves to mourn his passing his three children,  Gary (Gayle) Easterday of 
Mountain Home, Calif., Kent (Diane) Easterday  of Altoona, Iowa and Arlene 
Longly of Lexington; daughter-in-law, Barb Easterday of Lexington; 19 
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Rex (Mary Ellen) 
Stewart of Bella Vista, Ark.; sisters-in-law, Elene Stewart of LaCanada, 
Calif., and Maxine Bennett of Ord, and a host of nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends. 

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; four sons:  Roger, 
Dean and his wife, Dee, Allen and Keith Easterday; and four grandchildren, 
Gary Easterday Jr., Curt Thomas Longly and Jennifer and Jacqueline 
Easterday.      



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