Charles F. Easley, Sr., vice-moderator of the 215th General Assembly (2003) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), died May 23. Services were held June 2 — just before the 223rd General Assembly — at Radcliffe Presbyterian Church here, where he was a member for more than 50 years. He was 82.
Following his discharge from service as an officer in the U.S. Army in 1962, Easley — born in Dalton, Georgia and the youngest of 13 children — embarked on a distinguished career as an educator, coach and educational administrator. A graduate of PC(USA)-related Knoxville College, Atlanta University (now Clark College) and Columbia University (New York) Teacher’s College, Easley began his career as a teacher and multi-championship coach at Stephens High School in Calhoun, Georgia.