Ilene M Easley (Seymour)'s Obituary
Ilene M. Easley, age 77 of Fordland, Missouri passed away Saturday March 4, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Ilene was born February 24, 1940 in Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, one of six children born to Lorenzo D. Letterman and Elsie (Combs) Letterman. She attended Breeden and Ava schools and of the Christian faith. On July 21,1956, she was united in marriage to Harold Dean Easley and to this union six children were born. She had been a member of the Wagons Ho Club and the Southwest Trail Riding Club and had enjoyed quilting, embroidery and square dancing. She had worked as a restaurant cook for a few years and her pies and biscuits and gravy were among the best around! She loved all babies and having her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren around brought her so much pleasure!
She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant sister and infant brother, a sister Le Etta Barnes and a brother Cleo Letterman and his wife Gladys as well as a son Tommy Lee Easley who passed away on April 25, 1980.
Ilene is survived by her husband Harold of the home; five children, Charles Dean Easley and wife Cathy of Mansfield, MO, Earl Douglas Easley and wife Linda of Marshfield, MO, Becky Lynn Willis and husband Kevin of Marshfield, MO, Jack L. Easley and wife Vicki of Fordland, MO and Susan Ellison and husband Doug of Fordland, MO; three sisters Evelynn Witchey of Ava, MO, Florene Flores and husband Israel of Houston, TX, Dorothy Goff of Stanwood, WA; and Karen Johnson and her daughter Mary who Ilene thought of as family as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other family members.
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