Easter, Joseph Henry III

Passed: 1997-09-25

Age: 65

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1997-09-30

Obituary Date:

Information: COTTAGEVILLE - Joseph Henry Easter III, 65, of Cottageville, departed this life, September 25, 1997 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley WV following a brief illness.  He was born May 5, 1932 at Ripley WV, a son of the late Joseph Henry Easter, Jr. and Rebecca Easter Duncan.  He received his B. S. degree from Morris Harvey College in Charleston WV and was a former educator.  He was a retired Technical Coordinator from Kaiser Aluminum and Ravenswood Aluminum and was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.  He was a protestant.  Surviving are his wife of 41 years, Anna Mae Stephens Easter; son, Irvin Lee Easter of Mooresville, NC; daughter, Belinda Joan Boggess of Ripley, WV; sister, Helen Sterm of Ripley, WV; grandchildren, Andrew Ray Boggess and Trenton Joseph Boggess of Ripley, WV and Justin Michael Easter and Elizabeth Dora Easter of Mooresville, NC.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Josephine Casto.  Service was held Sunday, Sept. 28, 1997 at Casto Funeral Home, Evans WV with the Rev. Gerald B. Sayre and the Rev. Mike Norris officiating.  Burial in Jackson County Memory Gardens.