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May 31, 1918 –  November 22, 2014 Fred Frank Shearer, age 96, of Bells, TX passed from our family to Heaven on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at WNJ Hospital in Sherman.
Fred was born in Sherman, May 31, 1918 to Frank and Reba Hales Shearer. He married Anna Lee Whitlock January 18, 1941, two minutes after 10:00 p.m. at the Justice of Peace in Sherman. Fred like to say, “We were not man and wife until 10:02 p.m. They enjoyed 73 years and 10 months of Marriage.” They lived most of their married life in Bells.

Fred was preceded in death by his parents Frank and Reba Shearer, brother, Louis Wade and Roy of Bells, Ray of Mississippi, Cecil and Glenn of Houston, sister Grace of Oregon, and grandson Michael Davenport.

Fred is survived by his lovely wife Anna Lee, daughters Judith and husband Bob Spaugh of Denison, Phyllis and husband Phil Washburn of Plano, and sons Charles and wife Lenora Shearer of Bells, Keith and wife Colleen Shearer of Bonham. He was blessed with 19 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and 2 great great-grandchildren.

Family night will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Mullican-Little Funeral Home.

Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Hebron Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Tim Gann, Brad Shearer, Justin Spaugh, Fadhili Washburn, Jacob Washburn, Tommy Mikusek, Nathan Thomas, Joshua Washburn, Jonathan Jacobs.