Graveside Services for Donald Ervin Christian, Age 82 of Eminence, Missouri will be held on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 in The Flatwoods Cemetery, Eminence, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of The Bradford Funeral Home, Summersville, Missouri.
Donald Ervin Christian, 82, of Eminence, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on July 28, 2026.
Donald was born in Waterloo, IA on April 6, 1944, the son of Ervin and Beth (Walker) Christian. Don graduated from Dunkerton High School in 1963. On April 30, 1965, he was married to Linda Moulds, they later divorced. Don worked for 36 years at John Deere as a machinist, retiring in 2000.
Don enjoyed hunting, fishing, showing dogs, and riding horses. Most of all, he loved motorcycling with his cousin, Rod Walker, traveling the United States and twice to Alaska on a Harley.
Don moved to Eminence in March of 2015. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Colson on October 15, 2015. Don & Marilyn are members of Jack Fork Country Church.
He will be deeply missed by his wife, Marilyn; children: daughter, Stacia (Robert) Hagedorn; son, Eric Christian; grandchildren: Amber (Dylan Isakson), Jacob Axon, and Royce Christian; sister, Carmen Gutmann; nieces and nephews; many cousins and friends.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Ervin & Beth Christian, and a niece, Renee Murray.
