SCHLEY COUNTY, GA - OBITS E.L. Sears Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Martha Rainey RAINEYM968@aol.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/monroe.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Unknown Ga. Paper July ?, 1941 E.L. SEARS RESTS IN PENNSYLVANIA Final tribute was paid this week to Mr. Ed L. Sears, 79, at funeral services conducted at his home in Bell(e) Vernon, Pa. Mr. Sears, brother of Dr. W.D. Sears of Ellaville and well-known here from frequent visits, died last Thursday at the home of his niece, Mrs. B.T. Rainey, in Buena Vista. Mrs. Rainey accompanied the body to Belle-Vernon for the funeral and burial. A retired business man, Mr. Sears divided his time between his northern home and Florida, spending winters in the latter state. Survivors include three brothers, Dr. Sears, of Ellaville; W.J. Sears, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Washington, D.C.; and R.J. Sears, Lake Wales, Fla. Edward Sears was born 1864 in Ellaville, Ga. and died July 10, 1941 in Buena Vista, Ga. He was third born son to Dr. William J. Sears and Louisianna Lockhart Sears. This obit was taken from the Sears family history compiled by Lynward Lightner and was contributed by Martha Rainey RAINEYM968@aol.com