Linda Marie Easter (Gram), passed away on Tuesday morning, August 10, 2021, at the Reading Hospital. She was the wife of Rev. Harold L. Easter, Jr. They celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on December 30th.
Born in Harrisburg on September 28, 1947, she was the daughter of Brenda (Hold) Cox Dowhower of Middletown and the late Gerald E. Cox. Linda was a Christian counselor and was very active in church, teaching Sunday School, and leading hymns. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and had many hobbies, including writing, reading, gardening, completing crossword puzzles, and cooking family dinners.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by her daughters, Tanya Brautigam and her sons, Seth and Ty Brautigam, and Trisha Dries and her children, Adessa Trabosh, Kierra Taggart, Tiahna Trabosh, and Draken Dries; son Timothy, daughter-in-law Amy, and their daughters Emma and Clara Easter; eight great-grandchildren; and her brothers Wayne, Craig, and Bruce Cox, and Bradley Dowhower.
Funeral services will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021, at Bunker Hill Church. There will be a viewing at 10:30 a.m. until the service. Interment will follow at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, monetary donations may be made to Bunker Hill Church, at 2208 SR 72N, Lebanon, PA 17046.
Kreamer & Lum Funeral Home & Crematory, Jonestown, is honored to serve the family.