Morris Wilbern Easley

1927 - 2021  (94 years)

• Name	Morris Wilbern Easley  [1, 2]
  Birth	27 Jan 1927	Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Jul 2021	Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Burial	27 Jul 2021	Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Funeral services for Morris Wilbern Easley will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at New Hope Church with Bro. Jerry Jones and Bro. Brian Tyre officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at New Hope Congregational Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Yellowpine Cemetery, in Yellowpine, Texas. Morris Wilbern Easley entered his heavenly home on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born on January 27, 1927, in Yellowpine, Texas, to Audrey Gay and Myrtle Easley. Wilbern grew up in Hemphill where he graduated from Hemphill High School in 1945. Wilbern married the love of his life, LaNorma Cordray, on August 9, 1947, and shared 73 wonderful years together before her death earlier this year. For a couple of years, Wilbern courageously joined the United States Army where he was stationed in Germany for some time before returning home after the war. Wilbern was multifaceted in his professional life ? he worked with Taylor Exploration, Dee Exploration, DeWitt's Hatchery, owned his own company called Nacogdoches Vaccination Services, and spent years working with New Hope Congregational Methodist Church. Wilbern was a very active member in his church. He spent many years as a church leader, member of the Board of Stewards, Deacon, and Sunday School Superintendent. He also served on the building committee for New Hope Methodist Church and Nacogdoches Community Church along with serving as a Gideon passing out New Testaments throughout East Texas. His daily walk with the Lord was important to him and he fearlessly shared God's Word every chance he had. Wilbern would spend his free time working in his large vegetable garden that he was very proud of. He also grew sugar cane and would give cans of his Ribbon Cane syrup to family and friends. Wilbern was quite good at playing 42 and even won 4th place in a 42 tournament at the Nacogdoches Blueberry Festival once. While he usually let his wife handle the kitchen, he delighted in making his delicious peanut brittle for family gatherings. Wilbern loved and supported his children in all of their endeavors and was a perfect granddaddy and great granddaddy. Family was the most important thing of all to Wilbern, next to his faith in The Lord. He spent many fond times hunting with his family in the woods surrounding Six Mile Creek in Yellowpine, where he was raised. Wilbern is survived by his daughters, LaWanna Smith and husband, David, and Rebecca Wilson and husband, Gary; sons, Price Easley and wife, Lucy, and Mark Easley; 9 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Wilbern is preceded in death by his beloved wife, LaNorma Easley; and parents, Audrey Gay Easley and Myrtle Lowery Easley. Special thanks to all the caregivers, especially Eva Christopher, Tatonya Ross, Kimberly Blanton, Keleca Palmer, Nashi Wilcox, and Melanie Rojo, Kari Parker, and Ruby Tutt from Texas Home Health Accent Care. Published in the Sabine County Reporter, August 4, 2021, page 4
  Person ID	I38000	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Audrey Gay Easley,   b. 4 Apr 1901, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Jul 1964, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Myrtle Lowery,   b. 8 Jun 1903, Florida d. 27 Jul 1990 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1920  [3]
  Family ID	F11641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LaNorma Mae Cordray,   b. 7 Oct 1928, Texas d. 9 Apr 2021, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1947  [4]
  	The Sabine County Reporter August 17, 2011, Page 8 Anniversary Wilbern and La Norma Cordray Easley of Nacogdoches celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Aug. 9. They have four children, eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F11643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jan 1927 - Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas Death - 22 Jul 2021 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Burial - 27 Jul 2021 - Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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