Ernest Claude Easley

1927 - 2007  (80 years)

• Name	Ernest Claude Easley  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	2 Mar 1927	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Mar 2007	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [3]
  Burial	Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	Ernest ran for Mayor of San Augustine in 1995. He was defeated by Gertrude Lane, the first African American Mayor of that city. The following paid political advertisement ran in the San Augustine Tribune prior to the election. (13 April 1995): Some of you have asked "Who is Ernest Easley?" As of April 1, 1995 I have been a resident of San Augustine for eight years. During these eight years, I have been a volunteer worker with Care and Share serving as an interviewer and as president for the past two years. Having 40 years of business experience and commited to a strong future of San Augustine, I will do my best to represent you as Mayor. My office will be open to you...... Since there are some of you I still do not know, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you something about myself. I was born March 2, 1927 in Hemphill and attended school in Hemphill, Yellowpine (two room school house), and Dallas. After graduation, I served almost two years in the U.S. Army - twelve months of this time in Italy. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, I secured a position with a national finance corporation where I was employed for over 38 years; having worked in Houston, Beaumont, Harlingen, San Antonio, and Dallas. For several years I managed their bank in Dallas. After retiring and selecting San Augustine as my new home, I cam out of retirement and was elected vice-president/manager of the First National Bank Branch in Broaddus where I served until April, 1989. I have been married to the former Billie Sue SMITH of Center for 44 years. We have a daughter Patti Easley BOSWELL of DeSoto, Texas and a son Dr. Ernest Lee EASLEY of Odessa, Texas. Also, grandsons and two granddaughters. After becoming a resident of San Augustine, I joined the First Baptist Church and became active in community affairs. For the past two years, I have served as your City Councilman, Place No. 1. I have served as Chairman of the Leadership Committee and Director of the Economic Development Council. Recently, I was elected Director of Tri-County Community Action, Inc. In my church I have served as church treasurer for seven years, Director of Adult 4 Sunday School Department, served as a member of the Pastor Search Committee, and a member of the Building Committee for our Christian Activities building. In the December 19, 2002 San Augustine Tribune, p 15, an article was written updating friends on his health. He had been diagnosed with Acute Myleogenous Leukemia in January, and spent 29 days in Chemotherapy at M.D. Anderson, but had not gone into remission. His son, Earnest (sic) Lee Easley, had been pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia since February. Daughter Patti, and her husband Charles, had been in Hartsville, South Carolina where he was the pastor of the Lakeview Baptist Church. His obituary (following) was in the March 7, 2007 Sabine County Reporter. A similar obituary was published in the March 8, 2007 issue of the San Augustine Tribune. Ernest C. Easley Ernest C. Easley, 80, of Nacogdoches died Sunday, March 4, 2007. He fought a long battle with Chronic Myelo Monocytic Leukemia. He was born March 2, 1927, in Hemphill as a son of the late James Cannon Easley and Viola Pearl Easley. Survivors: wife, Billie Sue Easley; daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Dr. Charles BOSWELL of Hartsville, South Carolina; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Ernest L. and Julie Easley of Powder Springs, Georgia; six grandchildren, Matthew and Aaron BOSWELL, Amy SNIDER, Jordan and Jonah EASLEY, Jessica EASLEY; three great-grandchildren, Jailee and Ashley EASLEY, and Caden BOSWELL; a brother and sister-in-law, James Louie and Evelyn EASLEY of San Juan Capistrano, California; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. Jack and Becky SMITH of Center; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Wilynn and Michael STRINGER of Pasadena. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. today (Wednesday) at First Baptist Church in San Augustine with Dr. Allen Reed officiating. Interment will be follow at Yellowpine Cemetery in Yellowpine. Memorials may be made to Yellowpine Cemetery, c/o Ollie Faye SPARKS at P.O. Box 1110, Hemphill, Texas 75948. Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine, directors.
  Person ID	I11057	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	James Cannon Easley,   b. 7 Mar 1889, Texas d. 3 May 1936, Sabine County, Texas (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Viola Pearl Fullen,   b. 14 Jul 1898, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1918	Texas
  Family ID	F3264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F4781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1927 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 4 Mar 2007 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Burial - - Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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