Herbert Easter

Mr. Talmadge Herbert Easter, 93, originally of Quincy, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2024, surrounded by family in Lexington, South Carolina. He was born on June 29, 1931, in Quincy, the son of Delbert Ryan and Anita Terrell Adams Easter.

 Mr. Easter grew up in Quincy with two older siblings, and he attended school in Greenwood Springs, where he played basketball. He served briefly in the U.S. Army. After his military service, he returned to Mississippi and worked at Walker Muffler in Aberdeen. He was an avid deer hunter and fisherman and enjoyed travel in his RV. He also loved children’s sports, coaching girls’ softball and serving as a basketball referee. For many years, Mr. Easter was a member of the Rocky Springs Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and lay pastor. He also sang in The Disciples, a gospel quartet. In his later years, he moved to South Carolina to be nearer his grandchildren, who were a great joy in his life. He spent his last years at Deepwood Estates in Lexington. His favorite verse from the Bible was John 3:16.

 Mr. Easter was preceded in death by wife Josie Honeycutt Easter on June 3, 1982; his father Delbert Easter on June 29, 1971; his mother Anita Easter on January 20, 1971; his sister Walterine Easter Thompson on September 13, 2009; his brother Glaydon Easter on June 29, 1986; and his son-in-law Brinton Hamilton, Jr. on June 6, 1994.

 Mr. Easter is survived by his three children, Debra Jo (Terry) Jones of Columbia, SC; Helen (Mike) McKinley of Westville, FL; and Bert (Ed Madden) Easter of Columbia, SC; 5 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

 Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Saturday, July 27 at the Rocky Springs Baptist Church on Old Hwy 6 in Amory. Interment will be in the Quincy Cemetery. Visitation for family will be Friday, July 26, from 5:00 to 7:00 at the E. E. Pickle Funeral Home chapel.

 Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Michael Hamilton, Billy Hamilton, Johnny Hamilton, Paul Howe, Justin Powell, and Matthew Powell.

 Arrangements by E. E. Pickle Funeral Home (https://www.eepicklefuneralhome.com/).