Ernest Lloyd Brazeal, 81, Adrian, MO, died Friday, June 10, 2011 in Peculiar, MO. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, MO. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville.
Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, June 13 at the chapel.

Ernest was born December 19, 1929 in Squires, MO, the son of William Orley and Laura Olivia "Olive" (Bellinger) Brazeal. He married Virginia Ailleen Wise on September 7, 1949. He had lived in Squires and Kansas City, KS before moving to Adrian in 1990.

Ernest worked for the B.O.P. automobile plant in Fairfax, KS for 30 years before retiring in 1982. He was a volunteer for the Squires Fire Department.

Ernest was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, of the home; two sons, Kenneth Brazeal, Pleasant Hill, MO and Steve Brazeal, Garden City, MO; four daughters, Susanne Brazeal, Lee's Summit, MO, Joyce Hutchison, Kansas City, KS, Brenda Crim, Edgerton, KS and Juanita Koehn, Peculiar, MO; two brothers, Lz Brazeal, Jasper, AR and Joe Brazeal, Tuscon, AZ; one sister, Juanita Johnston, Seymour, MO; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.