Beverly Shear Obituary
A devoted mother and a woman of quiet strength and faith, Bev dedicated her life to caring for her family and sharing her love of music with others. She was a gifted piano instructor and a longtime church organist at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. She touched countless lives with her talent, patience, and grace.
Bev was known for her kind and giving spirit. She approached life with warmth, generosity, and deep compassion, always ready to help others and always placing her family at the center of her world. She found joy in simple, meaningful pursuits - playing the piano, reading historical novels, doing needlework, and completing crossword puzzles, which she tackled with both enthusiasm and skill.
Bev was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph Shear; her daughter, Debbie Requa; her son-in-law Jim Galford; and her grandchild Ben Galford. She is survived by her children Sandy Murphy and her husband David; Carol Furtado and her husband Robert; Edward (Ted) Shear and son-in-law Mark Requa. Bev was the proud grandmother of Kyler Galford and her husband Charles Nyguen; Mindi Parmet and her husband Jason; Rob Furtado; Jennifer Furtado and her husband John Reumont; and Melissa Furtado. She was also blessed with great-grandchildren, including Caden, son of Kyler, and Tyson, son of Mindi. Bev's legacy of love, faith, and kindness lives on through each of them and all who were fortunate enough to know her.
Visitation will be held on December 11th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Hall Funeral Home at 140 S. Nursery Ave, Purcellville, Virginia. A Memorial Service will be held later in March at Webster Presbyterian Church at 201 W NASA Pkwy, Webster, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Alzheimer's Association or St. Joseph's Indian School, causes dear to Bev's heart. Bev's legacy of love, faith, and kindness will live on in all who were fortunate enough to know her.
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Sharon Bolduc Sheppe
December 17, 2025
Your mom was a lovely lady. I started piano lessons with her in my late twenty´s. I struggled with keys where you had to use your right thumb because I was used to typing and having my thumb always by the space bar. When Bev decided to learn to type she had the opposite problem - she struggled to hit the space bar on the keyboard. We had a good laugh about that.
I remember her learning to play the bells for Christmas services at Church. She explained that if that´s what was needed, she´d learn to do it. And she did.
Your mom was a wonderful, kind, and patience lady. You were fortunate to have her for so many years. May your happy memories sustain through this very sad time.
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