History of Miller County By Gerard Schultz, 1933
Madison Bear, merchant at Tuscumbia and Bagnell, was born on a farm three miles east of Tuscumbia on June 22, 1889. His father, David C. Bear, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, on November 10, 1853. He was a prosperous farmer and an enterprising citizen of Miller County, having come here with his parents in 1857. Madison's mother, Mary (Winfrey) Bear, was born June 29, 1855, in Miller County, of Kentuckian parents. His paternal ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch, having come originally from Switzerland.
On December 25, 1908, Mr. Bear was married to Miss Sadie Abbett, at the home of her parents, Eli and Susie Abbett. Mrs. Bear is also of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Mr. and Mrs. Bear have five children: Arthur, Marie, David, Susie and Bonnie.
Mr. Bear has real business ability. He started in the merchandise business at Tuscumbia and at the present he has a store there which his son, Arthur, operates. He established a store at Bagnell in 1929, when the Osage Dam was being constructed. Although this store was destroyed by fire in February, 1932, Mr. Bear is again doing a good merchandise business at Bagnell. For a number of years he was manager of the Tuscumbia Farmers Exchange.
Daily Capital News, Tuesday, June 22, 1971,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Madison Bear, 82, of Alton, Ill., formerly of Tuscumbia, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Bear was a former Miller County Treasurer, operated stores in Tuscumbia and Bagnell, and was an insurance agent until his retirement three years ago.
He was born June 22, 1889, at Tuscumbia, the son of David and Samantha Winfrey Bear. He married the former Sadie Abbett in 1908. She died in 1952. He them married the former Emma Bilyeau, who died in 1968.
Mr. Bear was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia.
Survivors include two sons, Arthur Bear, Eldon, and David Bear, both of Godfrey, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Tyler, and Mrs. Marie Stillwell, both of Alton, Ill.,and Mrs. Susie Pryor, Tuscumbia; three step children, Lloyd Pierce, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Mrs. Cleta Elliott, Crocker, and Mrs. Edith Barker, Lamonte; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jewitt, and Mrs. Dora Wickham, both of Eldon; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Bear, under direction of Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia with the Rev. Mark Sooter officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery.
obituary provided by Deb Jones
Madison Bear, merchant at Tuscumbia and Bagnell, was born on a farm three miles east of Tuscumbia on June 22, 1889. His father, David C. Bear, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, on November 10, 1853. He was a prosperous farmer and an enterprising citizen of Miller County, having come here with his parents in 1857. Madison's mother, Mary (Winfrey) Bear, was born June 29, 1855, in Miller County, of Kentuckian parents. His paternal ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch, having come originally from Switzerland.
On December 25, 1908, Mr. Bear was married to Miss Sadie Abbett, at the home of her parents, Eli and Susie Abbett. Mrs. Bear is also of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Mr. and Mrs. Bear have five children: Arthur, Marie, David, Susie and Bonnie.
Mr. Bear has real business ability. He started in the merchandise business at Tuscumbia and at the present he has a store there which his son, Arthur, operates. He established a store at Bagnell in 1929, when the Osage Dam was being constructed. Although this store was destroyed by fire in February, 1932, Mr. Bear is again doing a good merchandise business at Bagnell. For a number of years he was manager of the Tuscumbia Farmers Exchange.
Daily Capital News, Tuesday, June 22, 1971,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Madison Bear, 82, of Alton, Ill., formerly of Tuscumbia, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Bear was a former Miller County Treasurer, operated stores in Tuscumbia and Bagnell, and was an insurance agent until his retirement three years ago.
He was born June 22, 1889, at Tuscumbia, the son of David and Samantha Winfrey Bear. He married the former Sadie Abbett in 1908. She died in 1952. He them married the former Emma Bilyeau, who died in 1968.
Mr. Bear was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia.
Survivors include two sons, Arthur Bear, Eldon, and David Bear, both of Godfrey, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Tyler, and Mrs. Marie Stillwell, both of Alton, Ill.,and Mrs. Susie Pryor, Tuscumbia; three step children, Lloyd Pierce, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Mrs. Cleta Elliott, Crocker, and Mrs. Edith Barker, Lamonte; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jewitt, and Mrs. Dora Wickham, both of Eldon; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Bear, under direction of Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia with the Rev. Mark Sooter officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery.
obituary provided by Deb Jones
History of Miller County By Gerard Schultz, 1933
Madison Bear, merchant at Tuscumbia and Bagnell, was born on a farm three miles east of Tuscumbia on June 22, 1889. His father, David C. Bear, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, on November 10, 1853. He was a prosperous farmer and an enterprising citizen of Miller County, having come here with his parents in 1857. Madison's mother, Mary (Winfrey) Bear, was born June 29, 1855, in Miller County, of Kentuckian parents. His paternal ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch, having come originally from Switzerland.
On December 25, 1908, Mr. Bear was married to Miss Sadie Abbett, at the home of her parents, Eli and Susie Abbett. Mrs. Bear is also of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Mr. and Mrs. Bear have five children: Arthur, Marie, David, Susie and Bonnie.
Mr. Bear has real business ability. He started in the merchandise business at Tuscumbia and at the present he has a store there which his son, Arthur, operates. He established a store at Bagnell in 1929, when the Osage Dam was being constructed. Although this store was destroyed by fire in February, 1932, Mr. Bear is again doing a good merchandise business at Bagnell. For a number of years he was manager of the Tuscumbia Farmers Exchange.
Daily Capital News, Tuesday, June 22, 1971,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Madison Bear, 82, of Alton, Ill., formerly of Tuscumbia, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Bear was a former Miller County Treasurer, operated stores in Tuscumbia and Bagnell, and was an insurance agent until his retirement three years ago.
He was born June 22, 1889, at Tuscumbia, the son of David and Samantha Winfrey Bear. He married the former Sadie Abbett in 1908. She died in 1952. He them married the former Emma Bilyeau, who died in 1968.
Mr. Bear was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia.
Survivors include two sons, Arthur Bear, Eldon, and David Bear, both of Godfrey, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Tyler, and Mrs. Marie Stillwell, both of Alton, Ill.,and Mrs. Susie Pryor, Tuscumbia; three step children, Lloyd Pierce, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Mrs. Cleta Elliott, Crocker, and Mrs. Edith Barker, Lamonte; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jewitt, and Mrs. Dora Wickham, both of Eldon; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Bear, under direction of Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia with the Rev. Mark Sooter officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery.
obituary provided by Deb Jones
Madison Bear, merchant at Tuscumbia and Bagnell, was born on a farm three miles east of Tuscumbia on June 22, 1889. His father, David C. Bear, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, on November 10, 1853. He was a prosperous farmer and an enterprising citizen of Miller County, having come here with his parents in 1857. Madison's mother, Mary (Winfrey) Bear, was born June 29, 1855, in Miller County, of Kentuckian parents. His paternal ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch, having come originally from Switzerland.
On December 25, 1908, Mr. Bear was married to Miss Sadie Abbett, at the home of her parents, Eli and Susie Abbett. Mrs. Bear is also of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Mr. and Mrs. Bear have five children: Arthur, Marie, David, Susie and Bonnie.
Mr. Bear has real business ability. He started in the merchandise business at Tuscumbia and at the present he has a store there which his son, Arthur, operates. He established a store at Bagnell in 1929, when the Osage Dam was being constructed. Although this store was destroyed by fire in February, 1932, Mr. Bear is again doing a good merchandise business at Bagnell. For a number of years he was manager of the Tuscumbia Farmers Exchange.
Daily Capital News, Tuesday, June 22, 1971,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Madison Bear, 82, of Alton, Ill., formerly of Tuscumbia, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Bear was a former Miller County Treasurer, operated stores in Tuscumbia and Bagnell, and was an insurance agent until his retirement three years ago.
He was born June 22, 1889, at Tuscumbia, the son of David and Samantha Winfrey Bear. He married the former Sadie Abbett in 1908. She died in 1952. He them married the former Emma Bilyeau, who died in 1968.
Mr. Bear was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia.
Survivors include two sons, Arthur Bear, Eldon, and David Bear, both of Godfrey, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Tyler, and Mrs. Marie Stillwell, both of Alton, Ill.,and Mrs. Susie Pryor, Tuscumbia; three step children, Lloyd Pierce, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Mrs. Cleta Elliott, Crocker, and Mrs. Edith Barker, Lamonte; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jewitt, and Mrs. Dora Wickham, both of Eldon; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services for Mr. Bear, under direction of Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Mt. Zion Christian Church at Tuscumbia with the Rev. Mark Sooter officiating. Burial will be in the Tuscumbia Cemetery.
obituary provided by Deb Jones
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