Gerald Edwin 'Jerry' Easterling, age 60, of Hwy. 1002, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born February 23, 1952, in Wyandotte, Michigan, he was a son of the late Gerald Emerson and Mattie Jewell Elam Easterling. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Rodney Lynn Easterling and Harold Stanley Easterling; two sisters, Diana Jo Cook and Judy Caddell; and an infant son, Gerald Edwin Easterling. On January 12, 2002, Jerry was united in marriage to his wife, Betty Thomas Easterling, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Bobby Easterling of West Liberty, Kentucky; one stepson, John Thomas, Jr. of Parkesburg, Pennsylvania; one daughter, Anna Sexton and husband Lyss of West Liberty, Kentucky; two stepdaughters, Brenda Quinn and husband Larry of Glenolden, Pennsylvania, and Patricia Lisko and husband Steve of Spring, Texas; thirteen grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Other survivors include five brothers, Elbert Lee Easterling, Jeffery Darren Easterling and Jack Dwayne Easterling, all of West Liberty, Kentucky, Barry Steven Easterling of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Thomas Patrick Easterling of Salt Lick, Kentucky; three sisters, Janice Easterling and Pamela Williams, both of West Liberty, Kentucky, and Valerie Cotten of Grayson, Kentucky; numerous nieces, nephews, other family, and friends Jerry was a self-employed logger most of his life and enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing, and playing Bluegrass music. He was a former Mason with the West Liberty Masonic Lodge. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 18, 2013, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals with Bro. Herbert D. Lewis and Bro. Gary Madden officiating. Burial will follow in the Easterling Cemetery at Blairs Mill, Kentucky. Brothers and sons-in-law will serve as pallbearers. Visitation is from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead, Kentucky. Visitation: Thursday, January 17, 2013, 5 - 9 p.m. Funeral: Friday, January 18, 2013, at 1 p.m. Interment: Easterling Cemetery, Blairs Mill, KY