HANOVER - Richard W. Shearer Sr., 56, of Hanover, died at 10:40 p.m. Sunday at his home, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Anna L. (Warner) Shearer, to whom he was married for 21 years.
The service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Kenworthy Funeral Home Inc., 269 Frederick St., Hanover; and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Mr. Shearer was born Feb. 24, 1943, in Hanover. He was the son of Walter J. Shearer of Thomasville and the late Selena E. (Menges) Shearer.
He was a deputy sheriff and correctional officer in Carroll County. Prior to that, he was a life insurance salesman for 16 years, a police officer in Penn Township for five years, and a constable and deputy sheriff in York County for six years. He was a 1960 graduate of Spring Grove Area High School and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hanover; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 763 in Hanover; Jefferson Rifle Club; and Hanover Gettysburg Association of Life Underwriters, of which he was past president.
Mr. Shearer also is survived by three sons, Richard W. Shearer Jr. of Thomasville, Duane P. Shearer of Red Lion and Shawn M. Shearer of Spring Grove; a daughter, Jodie M. Senft of Dover; a step-daughter, Julie A. Hughes of Hanover; three granddaughters; seven grandsons; and a sister, Norma Jean Stambaugh of Spring Grove.
Officiating at the service will be his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Johnson, and intern pastor Stephanie Eichhorst.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice, 1712 W. Market St., York 17404; or to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover 17331; or to American Lung Association, 488 W. Market St., York 17404.
York Daily Record — Tuesday, November 2, 1999
The service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Kenworthy Funeral Home Inc., 269 Frederick St., Hanover; and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Mr. Shearer was born Feb. 24, 1943, in Hanover. He was the son of Walter J. Shearer of Thomasville and the late Selena E. (Menges) Shearer.
He was a deputy sheriff and correctional officer in Carroll County. Prior to that, he was a life insurance salesman for 16 years, a police officer in Penn Township for five years, and a constable and deputy sheriff in York County for six years. He was a 1960 graduate of Spring Grove Area High School and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hanover; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 763 in Hanover; Jefferson Rifle Club; and Hanover Gettysburg Association of Life Underwriters, of which he was past president.
Mr. Shearer also is survived by three sons, Richard W. Shearer Jr. of Thomasville, Duane P. Shearer of Red Lion and Shawn M. Shearer of Spring Grove; a daughter, Jodie M. Senft of Dover; a step-daughter, Julie A. Hughes of Hanover; three granddaughters; seven grandsons; and a sister, Norma Jean Stambaugh of Spring Grove.
Officiating at the service will be his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Johnson, and intern pastor Stephanie Eichhorst.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice, 1712 W. Market St., York 17404; or to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover 17331; or to American Lung Association, 488 W. Market St., York 17404.
York Daily Record — Tuesday, November 2, 1999
HANOVER - Richard W. Shearer Sr., 56, of Hanover, died at 10:40 p.m. Sunday at his home, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Anna L. (Warner) Shearer, to whom he was married for 21 years.
The service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Kenworthy Funeral Home Inc., 269 Frederick St., Hanover; and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Mr. Shearer was born Feb. 24, 1943, in Hanover. He was the son of Walter J. Shearer of Thomasville and the late Selena E. (Menges) Shearer.
He was a deputy sheriff and correctional officer in Carroll County. Prior to that, he was a life insurance salesman for 16 years, a police officer in Penn Township for five years, and a constable and deputy sheriff in York County for six years. He was a 1960 graduate of Spring Grove Area High School and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hanover; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 763 in Hanover; Jefferson Rifle Club; and Hanover Gettysburg Association of Life Underwriters, of which he was past president.
Mr. Shearer also is survived by three sons, Richard W. Shearer Jr. of Thomasville, Duane P. Shearer of Red Lion and Shawn M. Shearer of Spring Grove; a daughter, Jodie M. Senft of Dover; a step-daughter, Julie A. Hughes of Hanover; three granddaughters; seven grandsons; and a sister, Norma Jean Stambaugh of Spring Grove.
Officiating at the service will be his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Johnson, and intern pastor Stephanie Eichhorst.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice, 1712 W. Market St., York 17404; or to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover 17331; or to American Lung Association, 488 W. Market St., York 17404.
York Daily Record — Tuesday, November 2, 1999
The service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Kenworthy Funeral Home Inc., 269 Frederick St., Hanover; and 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Mr. Shearer was born Feb. 24, 1943, in Hanover. He was the son of Walter J. Shearer of Thomasville and the late Selena E. (Menges) Shearer.
He was a deputy sheriff and correctional officer in Carroll County. Prior to that, he was a life insurance salesman for 16 years, a police officer in Penn Township for five years, and a constable and deputy sheriff in York County for six years. He was a 1960 graduate of Spring Grove Area High School and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hanover; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 763 in Hanover; Jefferson Rifle Club; and Hanover Gettysburg Association of Life Underwriters, of which he was past president.
Mr. Shearer also is survived by three sons, Richard W. Shearer Jr. of Thomasville, Duane P. Shearer of Red Lion and Shawn M. Shearer of Spring Grove; a daughter, Jodie M. Senft of Dover; a step-daughter, Julie A. Hughes of Hanover; three granddaughters; seven grandsons; and a sister, Norma Jean Stambaugh of Spring Grove.
Officiating at the service will be his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Johnson, and intern pastor Stephanie Eichhorst.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice, 1712 W. Market St., York 17404; or to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 127 York St., Hanover 17331; or to American Lung Association, 488 W. Market St., York 17404.
York Daily Record — Tuesday, November 2, 1999
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