Lillie Mabel HALL was born December 8, 1883, Fillmore County, Nebraska. She married William Franklin "Frank" BEAR on September 2, 1903, Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, the son of Solomon "Sol" and Amanda Elvina (DULY) BEAR. Lillie and Frank were the parents of one son, Homer Alvin Bear, born April 5, 1904, and died April 20, 1904, interment at Oliver Cemetery, Ringgold County, Iowa. Lillie died on April 17, 1904, and was interred at Oliver Cemetery.

Portrait courtesy of the Bear Family

Gravestone photograph by Sharon R. Becker