Owen Morton (Mort) Shearer, 83, of Springfield, TN, passed away as peacefully as possible after a very short battle with pneumonia, with his family by his side in the early morning hours of November 20, 2021 at NorthCrest Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6 pm in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield with Brother Ronnie Carter officiating.
Mr. Shearer was born September 08, 1938 in Covington, KY to the late Bro. William Morton and Anne Holland Fagan Shearer. He was retired owner/operator of Mort’s ‘World Famous” Market in Springfield and previous owner of 49 Market, also in Springfield. Mort was a member of Coopertown Church of Christ.
Mort graduated from Coopertown High School in 19. He attended college at UT Memphis and graduated with a double major in Chemistry and Biology. After college, he joined the United States Marine Corps and become a helicopter pilot in 1963, later joining the Vietnam War.
Mort never met a stranger. He loved nature, books, and helping others. He raised his daughters to embrace, encourage and practice kindness and curiosity.
Mort is preceded in death by his wife, Diana Maria Lipscomb Shearer, and sister, Norma Shearer Boyd Adams.
Mr. Shearer is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn Anne Shearer and Danny Konkle, of Huntsville, AL, and daughter Rebecca Lee Shearer, of Chattanooga, TN, his ‘third daughter by proxy’, Vicky Hayes, of Springfield and a whole host of wonderfully loving nieces and nephews and their offspring.
He was loved by his family and friends and will be deeply missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, your local animal rescue, or your local food bank.
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