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William Henry Sears

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William Henry Sears

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
7 Dec 1925 (aged 85)
Alabama, USA
Burial
Ranburne, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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The Cleburne Newspaper Issue of Thursday, December 10, 1925

W.H. SEARS ANSWERS LAST CALL

Funeral and burial services for "Uncle" Bill Sears, aged eighty-five, who died
at his home near Micaville in this county on Monday were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Blake graveyard, his body being placed by the side of his
wife who preceded her husband many years ago. The burial services were
conducted by Revs. R.L. Skinner and W.M. Barr, both ministers, who, besides
speaking words of comfort to the family, dwelt upon the fine christian
character of the deceased; how true he had always stood up for the right both
in his christian adn business life.

Mr. Sears had spent practically all of his long life in this county and was
well known personally to hundreds throughout Cleburne. He served valiently in
the Confederate Army. Mr. Sears is survived by five daughters, Mrs. R.H.
Campbell of Birmingham; Mrs. H.S. Russell of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Lou Abernathy
of Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. Lanie Ayers and Mrs. J.L. Casey of Micaville and one
son, T.C. Sears of Birmingham.

Mr. Sears had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church for more than
forty years. Masons from surrounding lodges took part in the burial services,
the pall bearers being W.T. Prestridge, Frank Morrison, Sam McCord, W.B.
Mitcham, B.L. Adams and C.F. Dodson.
The Cleburne Newspaper Issue of Thursday, December 10, 1925

W.H. SEARS ANSWERS LAST CALL

Funeral and burial services for "Uncle" Bill Sears, aged eighty-five, who died
at his home near Micaville in this county on Monday were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Blake graveyard, his body being placed by the side of his
wife who preceded her husband many years ago. The burial services were
conducted by Revs. R.L. Skinner and W.M. Barr, both ministers, who, besides
speaking words of comfort to the family, dwelt upon the fine christian
character of the deceased; how true he had always stood up for the right both
in his christian adn business life.

Mr. Sears had spent practically all of his long life in this county and was
well known personally to hundreds throughout Cleburne. He served valiently in
the Confederate Army. Mr. Sears is survived by five daughters, Mrs. R.H.
Campbell of Birmingham; Mrs. H.S. Russell of Akron, Ohio; Mrs. Lou Abernathy
of Gadsden, Ala., Mrs. Lanie Ayers and Mrs. J.L. Casey of Micaville and one
son, T.C. Sears of Birmingham.

Mr. Sears had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church for more than
forty years. Masons from surrounding lodges took part in the burial services,
the pall bearers being W.T. Prestridge, Frank Morrison, Sam McCord, W.B.
Mitcham, B.L. Adams and C.F. Dodson.

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