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William Shearer Obituary
Born July 3, 1940, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Charles Shearer and Elizabeth Hamilton Shearer.
Bill proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yellowstone.
He was meticulous, a good organizer and enjoyed listening to the police scanner. He loved buying and fixing up old cars and loved NASCAR. He enjoyed cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Lifetime Movie Network movies.
He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of 59 years, Arabell Foreman Shearer, whom he married on Dec. 31, 1960; his children, Snow (Ken) Shearer, Kathleen Kinney, Robin (Canus) Shearer and Billi Jo (Richard) Hall; his grandchildren, Christopher Cook and Ryan Grosse; his brother, James Alvin Shearer; and his sisters, Debbie (Bill) Cousins and Pam (Bennie) Vickers.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his stepmother, Doris Shearer.
SHEARER - Due to recent public health concerns, a private viewing and service for William T. Shearer, who died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, will be held on Saturday at Boylan Funeral Home, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.
Bill will be laid to rest at Pinewood Memorial Gardens in Cranberry Township.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.boylanfuneralservices.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Polly McCormick Hicks
April 11, 2020
So sorry to hear about Bill's passing. Bill and his family lived next to us in Gibsonia many years ago. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
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