MEARS - Mary Etta, 81, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in Tulsa, OK. Born to Joseph and Myrtle (Hayden) Daley on November 29, 1926 in Springfield, IL. She was a homemaker who was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had many friends and loved the Saturday flea market and flowers. She loved her caregivers at St. Francis Endoscopy Unit. Preceded in death by her parents. Survived by: her husband of 60 years, Glen Mears; son, Max Mears and wife, Karin of Edmond, OK; daughter, Nancy Bell and husband, Rodney of Frisco, TX; grandchildren, David Mears and wife Lina, Scott Mears, Jennifer Bilawey, Suzanne Dean and husband, Joshua, Phillip Bagby and wife, Irene; great-grand children, Tristen Bagby, Keller Bagby, Kaitlyn Dean; brother, Jerry Daley and wife, Dorothy; sister Millie Vigil and husband, Louis. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Moore's Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st St., 663-2233.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We had the funeral for our beloved grandma today. I've missed her already. It's been almost 11 years that I've known her since the first time we spent on Thanksgiving Day 1997, the birthday that we always shared throughout those years, and our last Christmas 2007 together. She is the best grandma and a very strong woman. We will always cherish the memories that we have of her. I never knew my father's mother since she died on childbirth when my father was 14 years old and I was not very close with my mother's mother since I moved to United States when I was 17 years old. She passed a year after my father when I was 23 years old. My father was 52. It has been hard for me since then when a day like this come across my life but I know that grandma made her life to be colorful and wonderful. She made the best of it. Grandpa has always been beside her and they happily married for 60 years. Their loves for each other made everything in life seem possible and stronger. Grandma Mears was the closest grandma that I've ever had. David & I love both of them very much and we will keep the Mears family legacy alive and be with us forever. And from this, we saw all our wonderful and beautiful families from across the countries today. We love you and we hope to see you again soon...