James L. Easom, a servant of Christ, a devoted husband and father, and retired educator, went to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, Dec 12th 2010. Visitation is scheduled for Tues, Dec 14th from 2 - 5 PM at Wright & Ferguson Parkway Funeral Home in Ridgeland MS. Funeral services will be on Wed, Dec 15th at 3:30 PM at Wright & Ferguson with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will follow immediately in Highland Colony Parkway Memorial Cemetary.
Mr. Easom was born on December 3, 1933 in Starkville MS and was raised in Sturgis and Jackson. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.S. in Government and later received his Master's degree there in Guidance and Educational Administration. He was a devoted educator and administrator, having served as a Social Studies teacher and Assistant Dean of Boys at Forrest County Agricultural High School, and later a Social Studies teacher, Guidance Counselor and Assistant Principal at Provine High School in Jackson. After retiring from Laidlaw Textbook Publishing, a division of DoubleDay and Co, he returned to public education as Textbook Director with the MS Department of Education until his retirement in June 2000. He was a long-time member of Parkway Baptist Church in Clinton for 67 years, where he had served as deacon chairman. He had recently joined Brandon Baptist Church in Brandon.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Lillian Sharp of Brandon, daughter Kay-Lynn Meador and husband Dennis, daughter Leigh-Anne Ainsworth and husband Jeff of Fannin, brother Charles H. Easom of Meridian and six grandchildren Annelise Meador, Easom Meador, Abby Ainsworth, Callie Ainsworth, Cade Ainsworth and Betsy Ainsworth.
Mr. Easom was preceded in death by his parents, J. Louis Easom Sr. and Gladys Nutt Easom and his sister Betty Jean Easom.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering or the building fund at Brandon Baptist Church in Brandon MS.
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