Brackin, D. J. "Jeff"

Funeral services for D.J. "Jeff" Brackin, 87, of Bedford, 
formerly of Longview, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 9, 
2006, at the First Christian Church in Longview, with the 
Reverend David Farmer officiating. Interment will follow in 
Rosewood Park Cemetery, under the direction of Rader Funeral 
Home of Longview. Mr. Brackin died Thursday, November 30, 
2006, in Bedford. He was born July 30, 1919, in Merryville, 
La., to R.C. Brackin and Eudora Musgrove Brackin. Jeff was 
a U.S. Navy veteran and was employed by Sun Pipe Line Co. 
from 1946-1982, when he retired. He was a 33rd degree Mason, 
a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, member of 
First Christian Church in Longview, and a member of the 
Cornerstone Sunday School Class. He also delivered Meals on 
Wheels in Longview for 15 years, and he was a member of the 
Pinecrest Country Club. Mr. Brackin was preceded in death by 
his wife, Gerry Brackin, in 1998. He is survived by a daughter 
and son-in-law, Pam and Ralph Senter; three grandchildren, 
Courtney and Brad Bedell, Todd and Lynn Senter, and Ryan and 
Heather Senter; and six great-granddaughters. Honorary 
pallbearers will be Ralph Senter, Todd Senter, Ryan Senter, 
and Brad Bedell. The family has asked that memorial donations 
be sent to the Organ Fund at First Christian Church, 720 N. 
Sixth St., Longview, TX 75601. The family will receive friends 
from 6-7 p.m. Friday evening, December 8, 2006, at the funeral 
home. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/6/2006.