EASLEY, Gale H.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Embalmer
• Reference Number: EASL.G002
• _FGRAVE: 18350299

Notes:

Gale H. Easley, 70, of Clay City, former owner of the Easley Funeral Home in Clay City and Noble, and the Easley Furniture Store in Clay City, passed away suddenly Saturday evening at O’Fallon.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio-Easley
Funeral Home at Clay City, with burial in the Clay City Cemetery.

He was born Feb. 28, 1901 at Dix.

Surviving is his wife, the former Doris Bones; a son, Gerald of Las Vegas, Nev.; a daughter, Mrs. Don (Carolyn) McKee of Charleston; two brothers, Glenn of Clay City and Elmer Jr. of San Angelo, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Nell Shannon and Mrs. Alfred (Cathryn) Peters, both of Clay
City, and Mrs. Fred (Georgia) Lindall of Clarksville, Ark.; and two grandchildren.

He was associated with his father, the late Elmer Easley, from 1930 to 1946 in operation of the Easley Furniture Store in Clay City and the Easley Funeral Homes in Noble and Clay City. From
1946 to 1968 he was associated in the businesses with J. L. Padgett. In 1968 Mr. Easley sold the furniture store but continued with the funeral homes until 1970 when he retired.

He was a member of the Clay City Grade School Board of Education for 21 years. He was also a member of Clay City Lodge 488 AF&AM, and the Flora Elks Lodge.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, July, 971.

Gale married Bones, Doris H. in 1933. Doris (daughter of BONES, John David and Brissenden, Harriet M. 'Hattie') was born on 5 Aug 1912 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 6 Aug 2000 in Charleston, Coles County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. EASLEY, Gerald T. died on 15 Dec 2022 in Asante Three Rivers Medical Center, Oregon.
2. EASLEY, Carolyn Gail was born on 27 Oct 1933 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 15 Oct 2011 in Gowin Parc, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois; was buried in Mound Cemetery, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Furniture Store Manager and Undertaker
• Reference Number: EASL.E001
• _FGRAVE: 24103868
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1920 Census, Clay City (Village), Illinois, page 12a
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b

Elmer married Hutchinson, Mary Ethel. Mary was born on 6 Jun 1877 in Illinois; died on 30 Nov 1956; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HUTC.M003
• _FGRAVE: 24103876
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1920 Census, Clay City (Village), Illinois, page 12a
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b