Lyvonne Lear

Chesterfield, SC

Mrs. Lyvonne M. Lear, age 85, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at her home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 1:00 PM Monday, July 25, 2016 at Hopewell Baptist Church by Rev. Dan Austin and Brent Taylor. The family will greet friends from 12:00 – 1:00 PM prior to the service in the sanctuary of the church.

Mrs. Lear was born September 9, 1930 in Altavista, VA a daughter of the late Sanford Leonard and Ethel Jane Briggs Moore. She was a graduate of Chesterfield High School, and a member of the state championship girl’s basketball team under coach E.N. Clower. A life long resident of Chesterfield, Mrs. Lear, along with her husband, was the owner and operator of Lear’s IGA for over 50 years. She was the recipient of the Katherine G. Hurst Business Woman of the Year Award in 2005. Mrs. Lear was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Lyvonne was preceded in death by her husband, Charles N. “Chuck” Lear.

Surviving are her 2 daughters, Diane L. (Kevin McCarthy) Brewer, and Fran (Lee Davis) Lear both of Chesterfield, SC; 2 grandchildren, Warren (Susie) Boswell of Ruby, SC, and Ian (Ashlee) Morgan of Norwood, NC; 2 great grandsons, Zachary Boswell and Nicholas Boswell; 1 brother, J.W. Moore of Chesterfield, SC; niece Vickie Moore of Florence, SC; and long time family friend, Alvin "Skeeter" Boswell of Chesterfield, SC

The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to Mrs. Lear’s caregivers, Hattie Matthews, Denise Watts, Teneka Watts, Maudie Locklear, Maria Moore, Datresa Davis, Guy Taylor, Brenda Winburn, the staff of Hospice of Chesterfield County, and the late Judy Collins for their exceptional love and care.

The family requests memorials be made in memory of Mrs. Lear to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home
(www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Lear Family