Viola Pearl Fullen

Notes:

She appears to have married second a Mr. Halbert. She can be found on the 1940 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas census, listed as Viola Halbert and living with sons L.B., Louis, and Ernest and daughter and son-in-law Lillie Mae and Carvy Mason.

The 1976 obither of her brother lists her as Mrs. Viola WALKER of Dallas.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1940 Census
Texas, Dallas, Dallas City, JP 1, Block 77-78
Enumerated 2 April 1940
SD 5 ED 255-18 Sheet 1B
Reagan
3129-23-R-25
Halbert, Viola head F W 41 S (M was written and then struck through) No H-4 Tx R Sabine County Texas
Easley, L B Son M W 22 S No H-2 Tx R Sabine County, Tx Grocery Salesman Retail Grocery Store
Easley, Louie Son M W 18 S Yes H-1 Tx R Sabine County, TX Grocery Salesman Retail Grocery Store
Easley, Ernest Son M W 13 S Yeas 4 Tx R Sabine County, TX
Mason, Carvy Son-in-law M W 21 M No H-1 Tx R Sabine County, TX Shoe Salesman Retail Shoe Store
Mason, Lillie Mae Dtr F W 20 M No H-4 Tx R Sabine County, TX
Mason, James C grandson M W 4/12 S Tx
Mason, Eldon Lodger M W 24 S No H-1 Tx R Sabine County, TX Grocery Salesman Retail Grocery Store

Viola married James Cannon Easley before 1918 in Texas. James (son of Daniel Bush Easley and Julia Ann Edward Travis) was born on 7 Mar 1889 in Texas; died on 3 May 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This APPEARS to be the same individual:

LAWRENCE B EASLEY 02 Dec 1917 10 Aug 1990 (not specified) (none specified) 449-03-6255 Texas

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Carvy Mason. James (son of Samuel "Sam" Tilden Mason and Dora Amanda Low) was born on 21 Jan 1919 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Jan 2004 in Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Hilltop Memorial Park, Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Evelyn Mae McDaniel after 1930. Evelyn (daughter of Nolan Ernest "Mack" McDaniel and Ella Walker) was born on 12 May 1922 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 20 Apr 2011 in La Crescenta, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ernest ran for Mayor of San Augustine in 1995. He was defeated by Gertrude Lane, the first African American Mayor of that city.

The following paid political advertisement ran in the San Augustine Tribune prior to the election. (13 April 1995):

Some of you have asked "Who is Ernest Easley?" As of April 1, 1995 I have been a resident of San Augustine for eight years. During these eight years, I have been a volunteer worker with Care and Share serving as an interviewer and as president for the past two years.

Having 40 years of business experience and commited to a strong future of San Augustine, I will do my best to represent you as Mayor. My office will be open to you......

Since there are some of you I still do not know, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you something about myself. I was born March 2, 1927 in Hemphill and attended school in Hemphill, Yellowpine (two room school house), and Dallas. After graduation, I served almost two years in the U.S. Army - twelve months of this time in Italy.

After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, I secured a position with a national finance corporation where I was employed for over 38 years; having worked in Houston, Beaumont, Harlingen, San Antonio, and Dallas. For several years I managed their bank in Dallas.

After retiring and selecting San Augustine as my new home, I cam out of retirement and was elected vice-president/manager of the First National Bank Branch in Broaddus where I served until April, 1989.

I have been married to the former Billie Sue SMITH of Center for 44 years. We have a daughter Patti Easley BOSWELL of DeSoto, Texas and a son Dr. Ernest Lee EASLEY of Odessa, Texas. Also, grandsons and two granddaughters.

After becoming a resident of San Augustine, I joined the First Baptist Church and became active in community affairs. For the past two years, I have served as your City Councilman, Place No. 1. I have served as Chairman of the Leadership Committee and Director of the Economic Development Council. Recently, I was elected Director of Tri-County Community Action, Inc. In my church I have served as church treasurer for seven years, Director of Adult 4 Sunday School Department, served as a member of the Pastor Search Committee, and a member of the Building Committee for our Christian Activities building.

In the December 19, 2002 San Augustine Tribune, p 15, an article was written updating friends on his health. He had been diagnosed with Acute Myleogenous Leukemia in January, and spent 29 days in Chemotherapy at M.D. Anderson, but had not gone into remission. His son, Earnest (sic) Lee Easley, had been pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia since February. Daughter Patti, and her husband Charles, had been in Hartsville, South Carolina where he was the pastor of the Lakeview Baptist Church.

His obituary (following) was in the March 7, 2007 Sabine County Reporter. A similar obituary was published in the March 8, 2007 issue of the San Augustine Tribune.

Ernest C. Easley

Ernest C. Easley, 80, of Nacogdoches died Sunday, March 4, 2007. He fought a long battle with Chronic Myelo Monocytic Leukemia. He was born March 2, 1927, in Hemphill as a son of the late James Cannon Easley and Viola Pearl Easley. Survivors: wife, Billie Sue Easley; daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Dr. Charles BOSWELL of Hartsville, South Carolina; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Ernest L. and Julie Easley of Powder Springs, Georgia; six grandchildren, Matthew and Aaron BOSWELL, Amy SNIDER, Jordan and Jonah EASLEY, Jessica EASLEY; three great-grandchildren, Jailee and Ashley EASLEY, and Caden BOSWELL; a brother and sister-in-law, James Louie and Evelyn EASLEY of San Juan Capistrano, California; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. Jack and Becky SMITH of Center; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Wilynn and Michael STRINGER of Pasadena. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. today (Wednesday) at First Baptist Church in San Augustine with Dr. Allen Reed officiating. Interment will be follow at Yellowpine Cemetery in Yellowpine. Memorials may be made to Yellowpine Cemetery, c/o Ollie Faye SPARKS at P.O. Box 1110, Hemphill, Texas 75948. Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine, directors.

Ernest married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]