Oscar "O.B." Charles Bear Obituary (1928

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Oscar Charles "O.B." Bear Mr. Oscar Charles "O.B." Bear age 87 of Madison, Indiana entered this life on April 8, 1928 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Oscar Clinton and Mary A. Cox Bear. He resided all of his life in Madison and was a 1946 graduate of Madison High School. He attended the Wichita Falls Jewelers School in Wichita Falls, Texas. O.B. began working with his father at the age of 14 at the Oscar C. Bear and Son Jewelers in Madison. O.B. was united in marriage to Louise Pulliam on February 14, 1949 in Carrollton, Kentucky. This happy union of sixty six years was blessed with five sons, Clint, John, Chuck, Ben and Dan. He operated the family business until he retired from jewelry and watch making in 1992. O.B. enjoyed working on clocks, tinkering on anything, and traveling. O.B. enjoyed his lunch friends and visiting with his family and friends over the years. He was a devoted husband, loving dad and grandpa. He enjoyed membership in the North Madison Christian Church, Madison Elks Club No. 524, Kiwanis Club of Madison, Madison Merchants Association, Boy Scouts of America, Madison Chamber of Commerce and was one of the original organizers of the Madison Chautauqua of the Arts. O.B. passed from this life on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 2:31 a.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY O.B. will be missed by his loving wife of sixty six years, Louise Pulliam Bear of Madison, Indiana; his sons, Clint Bear and his wife, Nancy of Madison, Indiana, John Bear of Madison, Indiana, Chuck Bear and his wife, Sherry of Madison, Indiana, Ben Bear of Madison, Indiana, Dan Bear and his wife, Hilary of Madison, Indiana; his brother, Dr. William "Bill" Bear of Madison, Indiana; his brother in law, Wilburn Pulliam of Scottsburg, Indiana; 9-grandchildren and 7-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Clinton and Mary A. Cox Bear, and his sisters, Louise Bragg McGovern and Mary Ann Hale. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 31, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., by Bro. Bob Hicks at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery, 600 West Fifth Street in downtown Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers; to Girls INC., the Lide White Boys and Girls Club or Jefferson County Public Library. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Oscar "O.B." Charles Bear, please click here to visit our sympathy store.