He retired from the labor union, was a former truck driver, loved old tractors and tractor pulls.
He was preceded in death by his parents James Walter and Geneva Frances Edlin Pellman, a brother-in-law Jacky Gore and nephew Travis Gore.
He is survived by his brother Dennis Pellman (Jeanette); two sisters Karen Gore and Tamie Pellman; two sons, David Pellman and Jamie Pellman, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
His graveside will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Brown Funeral Home.