Mr. William Frank Easterlin, Jr. Obituary from the Louisville, Georgia,
Newspaper
LOUISVILLE, Ga. - Mr. William Frank Easterlin, Jr., 81, of Louisville,
died at his home December 5, 2007.
He was the beloved husband of Lillian Abbot Easterlin. Mr. Easterlin was
the Chairman of the Board of Queensborough National Bank and Trust,
Louisville. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Class of
1948, Mr. Easterlin served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 until 1954. In
1954 he joined First National Bank and Trust of Louisville, becoming
President in 1964. He served as President until 1997 when he became
Chairman of the Board of First National Bank and Trust, now
Queensborough Bank and Trust. He served as president of the
Queensborough Company from its inception in 1985 until 1997. He was a
member and past president of the Kiwanis Club, member and past president
of the Chamber of Commerce, member and past president of the Jefferson
County Development Authority, member and past president of Louisville
Industrial Development Corporation. He served as president on several
occasions of the Ogeechee Valley Country Club. He was instrumental in
the establishment of the Jefferson County Library. He was a member of
the Augusta Country Club. Mr. Easterlin was an avid daylily grower and a
member of the American Hemerocallis Society. He took great delight in
sharing his certified Hemerocallis garden with friends and the
community. Mr. Easterlin was the son of the late William Frank Easterlin,
Sr. and Hulet Humber Easterlin of Americus, and the brother of the
Robert Humber Easterlin of Americus. He was a member of St. Mary
Magdalene Episcopal Church, Louisville.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lillian Abbot Easterlin; two
sons, William Frank Easterlin, III (Patricia) and Wright Abbot Easterlin
(Laurie); two daughters, Hulet Humber Kitterman (William), and Lillian
Carswell Easterlin, Louisville, twelve grandchildren, William Parker
Kitterman (Imali), Margaret Eleanor Kitterman, Mary Hulet Humber
Kitterman, William Warfield Easterlin, Clare Carswell Easterlin, Frank
Larsen Ogeechee Easterlin, Ansley Marie Easterlin, Julia Hite Easterlin,
Eliza Cates Easterlin, John Frederick Agel, III, Lillian Abbot Agel,
Kathryn Wagstaff Agel. He is also survived by his cousins William S.
Harris of Americus and many devoted nieces and nephews.
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