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Mary Easley

1932 - 2020

Mary Easley obituary, 1932-2020, Lawrence, KS

BORN

1932

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory

601 Indiana Street

Lawrence, Kansas

Mary Easley Obituary

Mary Ann Easley (nee Moore) entered the gates of Heaven on May 29, 2020.

Born August 1, 1932 in Marshall, Missouri, the eldest daughter of Elwood and Catherine Moore. She was a devout Catholic and proud of her Irish heritage.

She married John Taylor Easley in 1953 and thus began a 67 year romance during which they gave life and love to six children, eleven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. She loved babies, sunflowers, life on the farm, and Jayhawk basketball. She devoted her life to her family and spent all of her time as a wife, mom, and grammy. In her later years, she loved her work as a caregiver at Hilltop Child Development Center and her time in the pediatric practice of doctors Branson, Gilles, and Loveland.

Despite a long debilitating struggle with dementia, she never lost her sweet and sunny disposition. She is dearly missed by her family, especially her devoted husband John, her children John Patrick (Mary T), Dan (Tami), David, Tim, Mary Beth Diaz (Juan) and Matt (Carrie). She is also missed by her sister Sue Williams and her many nieces and nephews. She will live on in her beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren, Emily Sinkclear (Derrick), Grace, Erin Nelson (Chris), Molly, Samantha Diaz, Katie Diaz, Maddie, Callie, Harry, Emmy, Grayson, Ella Sinkclear, Morley Sinkclear, Josie Sinkclear, Vincent Nelson, Hadley Nelson, and Aiden. The family is grateful for the loving care provided during her final months by Faith and Gilbert Gathunguri, and the rest of the staff at Star Living Memory Care.

Funeral Mass will be at 1 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Current distancing guidelines will be observed. Private burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in her name may be given to Little Sisters of the Poor, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044. Online condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on May 31, 2020.
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I didnt know Mary well but people I know that knew her had nothing but the highest regard for her. Surely, a good judge of a mother is the children that she rears. All my love to Tim and Matt, good examples of Marys legacy.

Fred

June 22, 2020

Our sincere condolences to the entire Easley family on the loss of your beloved Mary Ann. Hannelore and I first met Mary and John (early 1980s?) at a St. Patrick's Day party hosted in the home of Maxine and Dick Wright. We were immediately impressed with the sweet disposition Mary and John shared. Later, it was through Mary and John that we met Bernard and Vada Fordice, another special couple. Then, in 1998, Hannelore and I had the good fortune to have Matt and Carrie move into the home next door to us, at 2584 Montana Street. From that time, until 2002 when we moved to Oregon, this branch of the Easley family were the best next door neighbors anyone could hope to have. It came as no surprise to us. After all, they're Easleys, right? Love from us, Dennis and Hannelore Hess (Portland, OR)

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June 6, 2020

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June 1, 2020

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