Beckham County, OK - Obits: Rev. Ernest William Sears, 1930
Monday, 03 November 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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SEARS, ERNEST WILLIAM
(16 Jun 1930, Monday, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Word was received this week of the death of Rev. Ernest William Sears in
Sulphur on May 30 following a serious illness for three weeks.  Sears was
formerly pastor of the first Christian church of this city.  He served the
people here for a number of years and was a favorite among the residents
of Sayre.
His death came as a surprise to his friends here, had been in bad health
for several months and had been confined to the hospital for the past
three weeks.  He had been serving the church at Sulphur for over a year
having moved there April 1, 1929.
Sears was born in Harrodsburg, Indiana, on April 3, 1871.  He received his
high school work in Bloomington, Illinois and graduated from India
University in 1895.  His training for the ministry was received at the
college of Bible at Lexington, Kentucky.  Since his graduation from school
he has served many churches and in a large number of states in the United
States.
Funeral services were held in Sulphur with the Ministerial Alliance, in
that city, of which he was president, in charge of the service.  From
there the funeral party went to Vienna, Illinois where the body was
buried, Monday June 2.
Sears is survived by his aged mother, two brothers, a grown son Parker and
his wife.  Parker will be remembered by the young people in Sayre having
graduated from the high school here.  He is working in Oklahoma City.
Burial was made in the Fraternal cemetery at Vienna.

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