Albert and Bessie Shearer Children 1916 Annabel, Ethel, John, Doris on Bessie's lap, Kenneth 1920 Annabel and Ethel 1927 Melda, John, Doris holding Alton, Vernon, Dick, Albert Jr (Buddy) 1929 Alton, Albert SR, Dick,and Vernon Shearer House in Herculaneum, Missouri (This is not what the house looked like when the family lived there. A doctor bought the house and remodeled it to look like this. It has since been demolished to build a golf course) 1930 Bessie and Eyvette Rose Herculaneum, Missouri 1930 Doris Alberta and John Wilson Herculaneum, Missouri 1930 Alton, Albert Sr, Melda, Dick, and Vernon in Missouri 1930 Back: Melda and Albert Jr (Buddy) Front:Alton, Dick, and Vernon Herculaneum, Missouri 1936 Back:Alton and Dick Front:Robert and Eyvette 1938 Alton, Dick, Eyvette, Vernon, and Robert 1940 Alton Shearer and Albert Shearer Sr 1937 Back row: John, Alton, Doris, Vernon, Annabel, Melda, Richard, Ethel, Albert JR Front row: Bessie, Robert, Albert SR, Eyvette 1942 Back row: Ethel, Dick, Melda, Vernon, Albert Jr., Alton, John Front row: Robert, Eyvette, Bessie, Albert Sr., Annabel, Doris 1944 Back row: John, Annabel, Alton, Melda, Dick, Ethel, Albert Jr. Front row: Eyvette, Robert, Bessie, Vernon, Albert Sr., Doris

Vacations 1949 Albert, Bessie, Robert, and Eyvette Fishing in Canada 1951 Albert and Ethel Fishing trip to Canada 1955 Ethel, Albert, Bessie, Alton, Mae Welland Canal, Canada August 1957 Bessie, Albert, Ethel Fishing trip in Canada 1957 Albert and Bessie Skyline Drive

1959 1962 Doris, Melda, Bessie, Eyvette, and Ethel Melda, Eyvette, Doris, Bessie, Ethel, and Annabel

1967 Alton with Bessie at his home in Tonawanda, NY

October 1972 April 12, 1980 Dick, Melda, Eyvette, Annabel, Doris, with Bessie seated in front Back: Ethel, Annabel, Melda, Eyvette, Doris Front: Dick, Albert Jr., Robert

April 16, 1988 August 22, 1995 July 4, 1997 Back: Dick and Robert Front: Annabel, Melda, Eyvette, and Ethel At Derek Piper's wedding Back: Annabel, Eyvette, and Melda Front: Ethel At Ethel's 83rd Birthday Party Back: Dick, Eyvette, and Robert Front: Annabel, Ethel, John, and Melda