Edward F. EASLEY

YORKTOWN - Edward Francis Easley, 75, passed away on Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.
Mr. Easley was a native of Pennsylvania and a Peninsula resident since April 1964. He served 10 years in the Air Force and was a Veteran of the Korean War. He was a retired truck driver and enjoyed working on cars and building his own home. He was a man who never met a stranger. Ed's love for life was derived from one thing, family. Everything he was, everything he did, was for his family. Always the first person to assist a friend, neighbor or stranger, only asking for a handshake as he said, "Happy to help my friend."
He was preceded in death by his son, Charles E. Easley; his mother, Theresa Marcella Easley; his father, Charles B. Easley; his stepmother, Emma Grace Easley; a brother, John Allen Easley; and a sister, Rachel Jack.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years Lelia M. Easley; a daughter, Theresa Stevens and her husband, Woody; three sons, Richard D. Easley and his wife, Denise, Edward B. Easley and James Daniel Easley; a brother, Charles D. Easley and his wife, Marty; three grandchildren, Natsha Ulbricht, Kayla Stevens, Craig Tyler Nurney; a sister-in-law, Lois Johnson; and his extended family Walt and Laurie Ulbricht and Allen and Michelle Godshall and their daughters, Brooke and Taylor; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in the chapel of Amory Funeral Home, Grafton. Interment will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Thursday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Amory Funeral Home, Grafton. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.