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Submitted: 8/27/22 • Approved: 8/28/22 • Last Updated: 8/31/22 • R533909-G0-S3
US Army
March 8, 1938-April 12, 1992
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
James Henry (Jim) Sears, 54, past president of First National Bank of Hereford and a four term mayor of the city, died Sunday at Deaf Smith General hospital after a lengthy illness.
Memorial services were to be held at 2:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe Wood, pastor, officiating. Private interment was to be conducted by Rix Funeral Directors.
Mr. Sears was born in Monahans on March 8, 1938. He moved to Hereford with his parents, the late Henry and Sara Sears, the next year. Henry had purchased the Case dealership, then founded Sears Grain Co. in 1941. He later sold the grain business and purchased controlling interest in the First National Bank. Henry, who died in 1971, was cited as Man of the Decade in 1970 for his contributions to Hereford's growth.
Jim served in the U.S. Army and was president of First National Bank from 1970 to 1987, when he retired. He served four terms as mayor of the City of Hereford, from 1969 to 1978. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his stepmother, Ruby Kendrick Sears of Canyon; one brother, Wheeler M. Sears of Dallas; and one sister, Helen Burton of Sea Brook.
The family suggests memorials to the Deaf Smith County Historical Society or a favorite charity.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 91st Year, No. 200, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, Tuesday, April 14, 1992, Page 1)
Contributed on 8/27/22 by neldapat
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