Barbara Dale Miller Easley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our loving and devoted mother, Barbara Dale Miller Easley, affectionately known as Bonnie. Bonnie passed away peacefully on January 26, 2019 of natural causes. She was born on December 1, 1939 in Houlka, Mississippi and was a longtime resident of Metairie/Kenner and for the past 5 years she lived in Destrehan. On February 2, 1958, she married her childhood sweetheart, Buford Garland Easley. Bonnie was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished by her family and those who knew her. "MeMaw," as she was lovingly called by her grandchildren, was an amazing wife, mother, daughter and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and was a simple farm girl at heart. As a Pastor’s wife she was a devoted Christian, who loved her church, its staff and members. Bonnie instilled in her children strong Christian and family values that have and will continue to serve them well. She will be dearly missed and will be forever in our hearts. Bonnie was the beloved wife, for 44 years, of the late Rev. Dr. Buford G. Easley, Pastor of Williams Blvd. Baptist Church (1971-2001); mother of Sherry E. Bryant (Rusty), Robert A. “Robbie” Easley and Sonya E. Mazzella (Tommy); daughter of the late Duffy and Myrtie Moore Miller; sister of Helen Jo Barlow and Peggy Alexander; grandmother of Joseph Bryant, Rachel Jinks, Shelby and Carly Easley, Thomas Mazzella, IV and the late Haylee Mazzella; and great-grandmother of Kaylee Jinks. Please join us in celebrating our mother’s life during the visitation at Williams Boulevard Baptist Church, 3000 Williams Blvd., Kenner, LA on Friday, February 1, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at 1:00 p.m., Rev. Earl Hodges and Pastor Tim Williams, Officiants Interment in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

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Barbara Dale Miller Easley

December 1, 1939 - January 26, 2019