Louis Anthony "Tony" Bear, Ii Obituary (1977

Mr. Louis Anthony "Tony" Bear II, age 48 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on November 13, 1977 in Madison, Indiana. He was the son of the late Louis Anthony Sr., and Betty Lou Scott Bear. Raised in Madison, Tony graduated in 1996 from Madison Consolidated High School. He had attended Vocational School and Ivy Tech Community College becoming a certified electrician, welder and blueprint reader. Tony was inducted into the United States Marine Corps and served as a staff sergeant during the Gulf War and Iraq. He was honorably discharged after eight years, seven months and three days of service. He enjoyed tinkering on cars and being a mechanic as a hobby. He liked to detail cars and early in life rode skateboards. After returning to Madison, he worked for a period of time at the Kentucky Utilities Ghent Power Plant and Rotary Lift (VSG), plus worked for Monroe Painting with his brother. He was a member of the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. Tony died on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 5:23 p.m. at his residence in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Tony will be missed by his loving wife, Allison Rebecca Mae Sinkhorn Bear of Madison, Indiana; his daughter, Bella Bear of Thailand; his stepchildren, Rhiannon Briner and Urban Briner of Madison, Indiana; his sister, Kimberly Chapman of Borden, Indiana; his brothers, Mark Bear of Borden, Indiana, Robert Willhoite and his companion, Sheryl Grubbs of Madison, Indiana, Nathan E. Monroe and his wife, Michelle of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis Anthony Bear, Sr., his mother, Betty Lou Scott Bear, his brothers and his sister, Gary Lee Willhoite, Charlotte K. Willhoite, and Mike Bear, and his nephew, Robert Lee Willhoite. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., by, Pastor Judy Howard Stater at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Tony Bear II Remembrance Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation, Please Click Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of Louis Anthony "Tony" Bear, II, please click here to visit our sympathy store.