BEAVER, OHIO -- Sampson Wesley Shear, 88, died at 1 a.m. today at the home of a son, Harold Shear, of Cove Rt. 1. He had been ill for several months.
Born July 12, 1869 in Scioto County, he was a son of John and Jane Dever Shear.
Surviving are six sons; Henry and Orma of Minford; Ora of South Charleston, Ohio; Elmer of Urbana,Ohio; Roy of Springfield, Ohio; and Harold at whose home he died; four daughters; Mrs. Anna Surran of Portsmouth Rt. 1; Mrs. Maude Allen of Portsmouth; Mrs. Mae Downey of Minford Rt. 1; and Mrs. Mary Cochran of Oak Hill, Ohio.
Mr. Shear was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Shoemaker Shear and four sons and daughters. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Hammerstein Funeral Home in Beaver with burial following in Bennett Cemetery near Minford.
BEAVER, OHIO -- Sampson Wesley Shear, 88, died at 1 a.m. today at the home of a son, Harold Shear, of Cove Rt. 1. He had been ill for several months.
Born July 12, 1869 in Scioto County, he was a son of John and Jane Dever Shear.
Surviving are six sons; Henry and Orma of Minford; Ora of South Charleston, Ohio; Elmer of Urbana,Ohio; Roy of Springfield, Ohio; and Harold at whose home he died; four daughters; Mrs. Anna Surran of Portsmouth Rt. 1; Mrs. Maude Allen of Portsmouth; Mrs. Mae Downey of Minford Rt. 1; and Mrs. Mary Cochran of Oak Hill, Ohio.
Mr. Shear was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Shoemaker Shear and four sons and daughters. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Hammerstein Funeral Home in Beaver with burial following in Bennett Cemetery near Minford.
Family Members
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Anna Geneva Shear Surran
1891–1959
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Elmer John Shear
1894–1966
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Maude Jane Shear Allen
1896–1980
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Eadle M. Shear Spriggs
1897–1937
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Orma Sampson Shear
1900–1981
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Effie May Shear Downey
1902–1989
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Henry Lee Shear
1905–1996
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Roy Edison Shear
1907–1965
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Infant Boy Shear
1910–1910
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Harold Wesley Shear
1912–1981
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Mary Elizabeth Shear Cochran
1916–1990
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Tec5 Vancil Keith Shear
1919–1945
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