It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dorothy M. Lear of Auxvasse, Missouri, born in Mexico, Missouri, who passed away on August 20, 2022, at the age of 69, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dorothy M. Lear to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Sylvester Smith and Helen Smith (Sullivan); her sister Sadie Smith; her half-brothers, Robert Sullivan, Gene Smith and Bill Smith; and her niece Tabatha Poindexter Smith.

She is survived by : her husband Roscoe W. Lear; her children, George Lear (Barbara) of Shiloh, Illinois and Evelyn Lear of Mexico; her grandchildren, River, Reeve, Raeleigh and Rydan Lear; and her siblings, Sylvester R. Smith, Jr. of Mexico, Helen Golden of Mexico, Becky Poindexter of Mexico, Nancy Anthony of Mexico and Mary Simmerman of Mexico. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial contributions be given to the Audrain Relay for Life.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Pickering Funeral Home