| Obit For | Mary (Russell) Easley |
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| Headline | Good Citizen Dies Near Eagle Rock. Mrs. Edward Easley was born and reared in Barry Co. - was 78 years of age. |
| Text | The sad news came to this city Tuesday of the death of another old time, highly esteemed citizen of Roaring River Township, at the old home at the mouth of Roaring River where she had lived so pleasantly and happily for so many years. Now gloom and sadness surrounds the old home, because she has gone to her Heavenly reward in that Holy City. Mrs. Mary (Russell) Easley died Tuesday, February 20, 1923, at 9 a.m. surrounded by her relatives and friends of pneumonia, age 78 years. She was the wife of probably the oldest citizen that was born and reared in Barry Co., now living, Edward Easley, one among the earliest settlers of this county. (His father Green Berry Easley was probably one of the first to settle in the Eagle Rock area.) She and Mr. Easley were married in her young girlhood days (she was nearly 20) and ten children were born of this marriage seven of whom are living, who are Mrs. Wm. Tucker of near Golden, Mo., Mrs. Sam Skelton of Eagle Rock, Mo., Mrs. Henry Maloney of near Roaring River Springs, Charley, Finis and Floid near the old home. She was a member of Eagle Rock Baptist Church. (she was baptized the first Sunday in June 1869.) She was a sister of Mrs. Boon Haddock of near Eagle Rock, Mrs. Julia Skelton of Eagle Rock, Mrs. Tennie Dell of near Mano and William Russell of Oklahoma. Rev. J. T. Brattin of Cassville, conducted funeral services at the home, after which the remains were interned in the Easley Cemetery. A large number of sorrowing relatives and neighbors assembled to pay their last tribute of love and respect to the memory of the deceased. Research Note: Died Feb. 20, 1923 |
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| Submitted by | Darla Marbut |
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