Billy Harris Easterly

Billy Harris Easterly, age 83, of Bristol, Va., passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was a veteran of the United States Airforce and retired from Bristol Compressors after 30 years of service. Billy was a member of Maple Grove Presbyterian Church and was a Past Master of the York Masonic Lodge, No. 12.

He was preceded in death by his father, Nathan Burns Easterly; mother, Nell Harris Easterly Johnson; twin brothers, Frank and Charles Easterly; and a half-brother, Eddie Johnson.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth Jane Moffitt Easterly; two sons, Neil Easterly of the home and Robert Easterly of Bristol, Va.; half-brother, Johnny Johnson of Abingdon, Va.; sister, Peggy Schaffer of Abingdon, Va.; two grandchildren, Casey Rae Stewart and husband Daniel of Bristol, Va. and Christopher Neil Easterly of Bristol, Va.; two great grandsons, Sylas Cole Easterly and Logan Blayze Stewart.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 6th at Forest Hills Memory Gardens with Pastor Stephen Talbert officiating. Pallbearers will be Michael Countiss, Harold Hall, Mark McCracken, Robert Mitchell, Barry Schaffer, and Adam Wilson. The brethren of the York Lodge No. 12 will present Masonic Funeral Rites. Those wishing to attend the committal service are asked to convene at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to travel in procession to the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Fla. 33607.

Those wishing to express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. The family of Billy Harris Easterly is being cared for by Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, Va. 24210, (276-623-2700).