Funeral services for Eddie Pratt Lastinger, 75, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Terry Marsh, pastor of Carriage Hills Christian Church officiating. Mr. Lastinger passed away, Friday, February 27, 2015, at his home. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015, at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Eddie was born May 10, 1939, in Bulloch County, Georgia, to Lemuel C. and Viola Shuman Lastinger. He grew up in rural Bulloch County helping his family farm pulpwood and tobacco. In 1957, he moved to Lawton where he lived with his older brother Wallace. This is where he met his future wife, Marthella Sare, whom he later married in 1960. Eddie worked in the beer distributorship business for over 42 years. In 1958, he started out as a warehouse stock boy at Jax Beer Company. As different company acquisitions took place over the years, Eddie was promoted from route delivery to salesman to merchandising manager. In 1977, he went to work for Southwest Sales Company, from which he retired in the year 2000. He married Dianne Herder Lewis on May 19, 1977, in Lawton. They had 37 great years together before she passed away on July 29, 2014. They made a point of enjoying life to the fullest every day and he missed her dearly. He enjoyed sharing his home with his granddaughter, Holly Smyczek and her husband, Tom and loved to hunt and golf as well as fish and garden with his two great grandchildren, Ty and Little Eddie. Survivors include his daughter, Terri Lastinger Hooper and son-in-law, Bill, Cypress, TX; his son, Eddie Glenn Lastinger and fiance', Tammy Gagliano, Ocean Springs, MS; two step daughters, Terri Lewis Trevino, Lawton;Debbie Lewis Hammon and husband Kevin, Houston, TX and a sister-in-law, Kay Herder, of Colorado 9 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of loving friends. Eddie was one of 12 brothers and sisters. Surviving siblings include: Wallace Lastinger and sister-in-law Barbara, El Reno, OK; Felix Lastinger, Stateboro, GA; Claydie Perkins, Statesboro, GA; and Bernie Lastinger. The brothers and sisters who preceded him in death are Irene Brown; Bertie Mae Smith; Carole Sellers; Claude Lastinger; Verie Lastinger; Mary Grace Tankersley; and Tillie Driggers. In the past, Eddie was a 32nd Degree Mason and was dedicated to extending the Masonic way of life. Having received severe burns as a child, he understood the importance of medical and emotional needs of children with traumatic burn injuries. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.