October 18, 2021
Billy L. Easterly, age 88, of Smithville, Tennessee passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at his home.
Bill was born on June 30, 1933, to his parents George and Mary Easterly in Pickett County, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Earl Easterly.
Bill is survived by Willa Dean, his beloved wife of 63 years, their three sons Billy (Elizabeth), Jeffery (Jenny), and Jason (Meghan), six granddaughters, three grandsons, and his sister, Gay Hill of Dayton, Ohio.
After high school, Bill joined the Army and served as a corporal in the U.S. Infantry in Korea from 1952 to 1953. After the war, he returned to Tennessee and entered college at Tennessee Tech where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. Bill moved to Smithville in 1963 and was the DeKalb County supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration from 1963 to 1979 and district director of the program until 1995. He was a long-time president of the DeKalb County Little League. After retirement, Bill earned his appraisers license and ran a successful appraisal business until he retired in 2013. Bill is remembered fondly for his love of family, work ethic, strong morals, and kind heart.
The family will receive friends on Friday, October 22, 2021 at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home beginning at 4:00 with the funeral service to begin at 7:00.