Exa Leah (Easley) Lewis, the daughter of Gary Wayne and Emma Jean (Stanton) Easley, was born on August 10, 1964 in Fairfax, Missouri. She attended Rock Port schools and graduated from Rock Port High School in 1982. Following graduation, she was employed by Rock Port Board of Public Works. On April 1st, 1985 she was employed by Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) and was the first woman hired in Atchison County by the Missouri Department of Transportation.

In 1989, she became a full time student at Northwest Missouri State University. In 1993, she graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Science in History and Geology. She was subsequently hired by Maryville MODOT as a Crew worker. Exa continued her position with MODOT and relocated to St. Joseph, Missouri as a Senior Traffic Specialist.

Exa was united in marriage to Justin Andrew Lewis in the early 1980s. In 1986, they were blessed with the birth of a son, Jacob Ashur Lewis. Exa passed away Friday November 24, 2006, at the age of 42 years.

Exa is survived by one son Jacob Ashur Lewis and wife Courtney, Savannah, MO; Parents Gary and Emma Easley, Rock Port, MO; three brothers Zane Z. Easley and wife Debbie, Fortuna, CA, Sean Easley, St. Joseph, MO, Berri Easley and wife Rhonda, Beatrice, NE; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

Memorial services were held Thursday, November 30, 2006, 10:00 a.m., at the Christian Church in Rock Port; inurnment immediately followed at Linden Cemetery, Rock Port. The family received friends in the Christian Church basement on Thursday, November 30 from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to C.A.R.E. House Domestic Violence Shelter.