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Christian was married to the former Jean Eddins (1925-2013), who attended [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]], [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then Northeast Louisiana University, from which she received a master's degree. She taught for eighteen years at Holly Ridge High School in the Holly Ridge community in Richland Parish. She then became a supervisor of Business and Office Education in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]] and traveled for a decade as part of her job duties. She worked under four superintendents, [[Bill Dodd]], [[Louis J. Michot]], [[J. Kelly Nix]], and [[Thomas Clausen]]. After retiring from the state Department of Education, she taught at Spencer and Gonzales business colleges until she was seventy-two. She died in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in 2013, a day before her 88th birthday.<ref name=mrschristian>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121841008|title=Jean Eddins Christian|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 26, 2021}}</ref>

Christian was married to the former Jean Eddins (1925-2013), who attended [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], [[Texas]], [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then Northeast Louisiana University, from which she received a master's degree. She taught for eighteen years at Holly Ridge High School in the Holly Ridge community in Richland Parish. She then became a supervisor of Business and Office Education in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]] and traveled for a decade as part of her job duties. She worked under four superintendents, [[Bill Dodd]], [[Louis J. Michot]], [[J. Kelly Nix]], and [[Thomas Clausen]]. After retiring from the state Department of Education, she taught at Spencer and Gonzales business colleges until she was seventy-two. She died in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in 2013, a day before her 88th birthday.<ref name=mrschristian>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121841008|title=Jean Eddins Christian|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 26, 2021}}</ref>

Christian and his wife had two children, Raymond G. Christian of Baton Rouge and Carol Jean Christian Sorey and husband, Danny, of Monroe.<ref name=mrschristian/> The Christians are interred at the Masonic Cemetery in Rayville.<ref name=findagrave/>

Christian and his wife had two children, Raymond Goodman "Ray" Christian (1947-2025) of Baton Rouge and Carol Jean Christian Sorey and husband, Danny, of Monroe.<ref name=mrschristian/> The Christians are interred at the Masonic Cemetery in Rayville.<ref name=findagrave/> Ray Christian served in the [[United States Marines]] and the [[United States Coast Guard]]. During his working career, Ray Christian served as a prison guard at Angola Penitentiary, a game warden for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and eventually retired from state employment as a supervisor for the Louisiana Department of Health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/obituaries/plou1053508|title=Raymond G. "Ray" Christian obituary|publisher=[[Monroe News Star]]|date=Janaury 9, 2025}}</ref>

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