Roma Easley

Roma Easley, 88, of Springdale, Ark., died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Springdale Health & Rehabilitation Center in Springdale, Ark. She was born July 28, 1924, in Shell Knob, Mo., the daughter of John F. Epperly and Omaha Watson Epperly. On April 3, 1941, in Wheaton, Mo., she was united in marriage to Charley Ray Easley. She is survived by two brothers, Lynn Epperly and wife, Arlene, of Mesa, Ariz., and Joy Epperly and his wife, Barbara, of Eugene, Ore.; one sister, Laveda Brumfield of Richland, Wash.; five children, Richard Easley and wife, Vera, Charles Easley and wife, Sherill, Margaret Ledgerwood and husband, Bill, Vickie Rae Parker and husband, Robert, and Billy Easley, all of Northwest Arkansas; 10 grandchildren, Scotty Easley, Rennie Easley, Rodney Easley and wife, Stephanie, John Easley and wife, Heather, Brad Ledgerwood and wife, Cary, Bart Ledgerwood and wife, Angela, Brandy Foster and husband, Brad, Amy Vinson and husband, Sheldon, Leslie Harp and husband, Bryan, and Dusty Thomas, all of Northwest Arkansas; 24 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charley Ray Easley; parents, John F. Epperly and Omaha Epperly; brother, Merdith Epperly; sister, Agatha Pirtle; brother-in-law, Jay Brumfield; and great-grandchildren, Parker and Fisher Vinson. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2013, in Faith Regular Baptist Church, Elm Springs, Ark., under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville, Mo. The Rev. Gary Jewell will conduct the services. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Easley Cemetery, Eagle Rock, Mo. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Contributions may be made to Faith Regular Baptist Church kitchen fund in memory of Roma. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guest book and private condolences.