NAME: Billy Lee Shears

AGE:   77

RESIDENCE:   Texarkana, TX

DIED:     Sunday, August 5, 2018

PLACE:   Kindred Hospital – Dallas, TX

BACKGROUND

BIRTHDATE:    April 1, 1941

BIRTHPLACE:     Lufkin, TX

OCCUPATION:   Former teacher for Liberty Eylau, Texas High, taught Adult Education for Barry Telford Prison Unit and at FCI Texarkana; was a Licensed Professional Counselor at Sequel Youth and Family Services

CHURCH AFFILIATION:   Macedonia Baptist Church for 40 years; the past 3 years he was a member of Heritage

SURVIVORS

SPOUSE:  Mary Frances Shears of Texarkana, TX

2 DAUGHTERS:  Deidre Shears and Donna Shears Dounley both of Texarkana, TX

2 GRANDCHILDREN:  Jessica A. Dounley of Commerce, TX and William Dounley, Jr. of Dallas, TX

2 AUNTS:  Viola Gilder and Era Mae Merrit both of Lufkin, TX

1 FORMER SON-IN-LAW:    William Dounley, Sr. of Grapevine, TX

SERVICE:

TIME/DAY:   Monday, August 13, 2018 at 12:00 noon

PLACE:   Macedonia Baptist Church – 158 Payton Road

OFFICIATING:   Rev. Leslie Brembry

HOST PASTOR:   Rev. O. J. Newburn

VISITATION:   Sunday, August 12, 2018 from 5:00 – 6:00 P.M.

BURIAL:   Chapelwood Memorial Gardens – Wake Village

ADDITIONAL: Mr. Shears was a member of the Texas State Teachers Association and a former Board Member of the Texarkana Housing Authority