Lester "Les" Easton

Easton, Lester “Les”, 90, of Sun City Center, Florida passed away July 9, 2024, at Hospice House in Sun City Center with palliative care. 

Born January 22, 1934, in Colebrook, Ohio, he attended Grand Valley High School in Orwell, Ohio and then graduated from The Ohio State University 1955. He was married to Myrtle D. Easton and lived in Columbus, Ohio until he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed with his family in many locations. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Elwin C. Easton, Gladys F. Zumbrun (birth mother) and Josephine Easton (step-mother) in Colebrook, Ohio, and his siblings Elwin C. Easton, Jr., Milven Easton (brothers), and Margie Rex, Wyonita Adams, and Ila Mae Nichols (sisters), and his second wife of 42 years, Grace L. Easton, in Sun City Center, Florida. 

He is survived by his older brother, Alvin D. Easton of North Carolina; four children, Dean C. Easton, MD. (Judy) of Moscow, Idaho, Kevin J. Easton (Rose) of Upstate New York, Darla J. King (Dave) of Columbus, Ohio, and Brenda R. Roy (Jim) of Kalispell, Montana; grandchildren Stephan Easton, Jessica McKenzie, Jenai Easton, Mallory, Benjamin, Abby Easton, Christopher King, Chelsea King-Deane; great-grandchildren Henry, Caroline, George King, and Max McKenzie. 

Lester had a wonderful and adventurous long life. He loved the OSU Buckeyes, playing golf, tennis, snow skiing, a good game of chess and making us all laugh with his funny jokes and sayings! Lester retired as a Lt. Col., after 25 years from the Air Force as a pilot, flight instructor and engineer during his career. He served our country in Vietnam as a combat pilot refueling planes in the air and spraying agent orange. His second career was in real estate, and he sold in Colorado at a ski resort where the family enjoyed over 40 years of annual ski trips as the family reunion and his birthday. 

The family will be scheduling a Celebration of Life event in the fall of this year. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project for disabled veterans.