Uncle Bud: My grandfather's brother. Earnest Green Lear was the son of Henry and Martha Lear. He was born May 10, 1894 in Shreveport, Louisiana. There were 10 children born to this union. Earnest was reared and died in Shreveport Louisiana. He attended the public schools there. He was married to Lula Tyson, on February 23, 1919 until his death in 1976, 55 years. To this union no children were born. He was a member of North Star Lodge No. 69, Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. & A.M., Rodessa, Louisiana. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years. He had a restaurant that he operated with his brother, Craig, in Shreveport, he was an undertaker, and also a barber. He liked to drive while looking at the scenery all around him. He rarely kept his eyes on the road while driving. That was a standard joke between family members. He could build anything, but it always looked like a chicken coop when he finished it. Another standard joke between family members. He was affectionately known to everyone as Bud or Uncle Bud. He died November 16, 1976 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is buried in Lake Bethlehem Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana.
His Siblings Were: Henry James, Dorothy, Martha Beulah, Craig Elwood, William Atlee, Mary Green, Joseph Dewey, Ruthie, and Thomas Calvin.
He died at the age of 82 of renal failure.
His Siblings Were: Henry James, Dorothy, Martha Beulah, Craig Elwood, William Atlee, Mary Green, Joseph Dewey, Ruthie, and Thomas Calvin.
He died at the age of 82 of renal failure.
Uncle Bud: My grandfather's brother. Earnest Green Lear was the son of Henry and Martha Lear. He was born May 10, 1894 in Shreveport, Louisiana. There were 10 children born to this union. Earnest was reared and died in Shreveport Louisiana. He attended the public schools there. He was married to Lula Tyson, on February 23, 1919 until his death in 1976, 55 years. To this union no children were born. He was a member of North Star Lodge No. 69, Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. & A.M., Rodessa, Louisiana. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years. He had a restaurant that he operated with his brother, Craig, in Shreveport, he was an undertaker, and also a barber. He liked to drive while looking at the scenery all around him. He rarely kept his eyes on the road while driving. That was a standard joke between family members. He could build anything, but it always looked like a chicken coop when he finished it. Another standard joke between family members. He was affectionately known to everyone as Bud or Uncle Bud. He died November 16, 1976 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is buried in Lake Bethlehem Cemetery in Shreveport, Louisiana.
His Siblings Were: Henry James, Dorothy, Martha Beulah, Craig Elwood, William Atlee, Mary Green, Joseph Dewey, Ruthie, and Thomas Calvin.
He died at the age of 82 of renal failure.
His Siblings Were: Henry James, Dorothy, Martha Beulah, Craig Elwood, William Atlee, Mary Green, Joseph Dewey, Ruthie, and Thomas Calvin.
He died at the age of 82 of renal failure.
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