Jeanette Lucille Erstine

Jeanette Lucille Moritz Erstine, 66, of Stuttgart went to be with her heavenly Father, Monday, March 28, 2016, at Baptist Health-Stuttgart. Jeanette was born Sept. 5, 1949, in Stuttgart to Herbert Carl Moritz and Clara Lucille Henderson Moritz. She was a graduate of Stuttgart High School and then became a telephone operator for GTE. During this time, she met and married Eddie Erstine. Over time, they grew their family to include three precious children, Bret, Bart, and Brandee. Jeanette's children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. Jeanette was strong in her Christian faith. She began and ended her days in prayer. Even as her body began to weaken, her faith and witness to those around her grew stronger every day. Jeanette had the gift of creativity. She was a talented painter who also enjoyed pencil sketching, restoring furniture, and creating beautiful flower arrangements. She had an eye for detail, which she used during her career as a dental lab technician. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Carla Ann Moritz Etter. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Eddie Erstine; two sons, Bret Erstine (Amy) and children, Logan and Lauren, and Bart Erstine (Jennifer) and, Derek, Erin, and Samantha; daughter, Brandee Weaver (Hunter) and children, Tanner and Hutton; nephew, Dion Etter (Erica) and son Austin; mother-in-law, Francis Ann Erstine; sisters-in-law, Becky Berry (Bob) and children Belinda and Brian; Paula Fudge (Skip), and Marilyn Sowell and Jamie and Amber; a brother-in-law, Alan Erstine; and a good friend and caregiver, Dustin Thomas; and many friends and family. Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Thomas Bormann, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Turpin Funeral Home in Stuttgart, with burial following at Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation is 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Turpin Funeral Home. The family has asked that memorial donations be sent to Arkansas Children's Hospital or St. Jude Children's Hospital. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.