ALBERT SPEARS WELL KNOWN MINE  FOREMAN PASSES Albert “Dock” Spears, 73, for more than 33 years foreman at the mines at Thealka, died last Thursday at his home at Thealka following an illness of 10 months. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the Freewill Baptist Church at Thealka, Rev. Robert Castle and Rev. C. J. Sparks officiating. Interment was in the Wells cemetery in Bridgeford. Mr. Spears was born in Paintsville July 25, 1873, a son of Enoch and Malinda Williams Spears and had resided in this county his entire life. Well and favorably known throughout this area, he was held in high esteem by all his acquaintances and was one of the most valued employees of the Northeast Coal Company at Thealka. Mr. Spears was a kind and loving husband and father, devoted to his home and family and will be sadly missed by a host of relatives and friends. He was a faithful member of the United Baptist Church at Lomansville and was an active member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Paintsville. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Emma Daniel Spears; three daughters, Mrs. Lonnie Hall of Auxier, Mrs. Clell Preston of Seco, and Miss Ernestine Spears, of Thealka; two sons, Ray Spears of Thealka, and Virgil Spears of Louisville; a sister, Mrs. Anna Webb of Paintsville; a brother, Julis Spears of River, and 11 grandchildren. Paintsville Herald Thursday 11-14-1946

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