Col. Sidney Price Easley

1915 - 1994  (79 years)

• Name	Sidney Price Easley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Col.
  Born	15 Nov 1915	Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Nov 1994	Universal City, Bexar County, Texas   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas   [5]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter February 1, 1995, Page 10 Col. Sidney P. Easley Col. Sidney P. Easley, U.S. Air Force Retired, 79, of Universal City died Nov. 25, 1994. Memorial services were held Nov. 30 at the Universal City United Methodist Church with Rev. Grady Poe, Rev. Gene Thompson, and Rev. Lyle Pierc officiating. Arrangments were handled by Colonial Funeral Home. Col. Easley was born and reared in Yellowpine and was a 1932 graduate of Hemphill High School. He taught school at several East Texas locations before joining the Army Air Corps in 1941. He retired in 1971 from Headquarters, Air Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base after 30 years of service. After retirement he was active in real estate and served on Universal City's planning and zoning commission. Married to Patricia Easley during World War II, Col. Easley was a command pilot and flew B-17 and B-24 aircraft. While assigned to the Strategic Air Command, he was checked out in the B-47 and B-52 aircraft and also had assigments in the operation and personnel fields. He was assigned from the Pentagon across the United States, served two tours in Germany, one of which was as DS/P for Headquarters, United States Air Force Europe, and was a graduate of the U.S. War College. His decorations included the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters. Survivors: wife, Patricia Easley of Universal City; daughters, Pamela Robinson of Reno, Nevada, and Deborah Easley of San Rafael, California; sisters, Marie Calvert of Universal City and Tera Rhame of Ft. Worth; a brother, Dalton Easley of Ringgold, Louisiana; and two grandchildren. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)
  Person ID	I7643	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Daniel Bush Easley, II,   b. 5 Jul 1892, Texas ,   d. 24 Aug 1967, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Ora Mary Miller,   b. Abt 1897, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Jul 1913	Sabine County, Texas   [7]
  Family ID	F3696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 15 Nov 1915 - Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Died - 25 Nov 1994 - Universal City, Bexar County, Texas Buried - - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Easley, Col. Sidney Price from Hemphill, Texas Col. Easley was born and reared in Yellowpine and was a 1932 graduate of Hemphill High School. He taught school at several East Texas locations before joining the Army Air Corps in 1941. He retired in 1971 from Headquarters, Air Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base after 30 years of service. Col. Easley was a command pilot and flew B-17 and B-24 aircraft.

  
  

• Sources

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