Kathleen “Kate” Shearer, age 95 of Mannington, WV passed away on Friday, February 20, 2026 at Maplewood Health Care Center in Bridgeport. She was born September 10, 1930 in Whetstone, WV, a daughter of the late Edna Lot Thomas, and having been raised by her late grandfather Ira Claude Garrison on Whetstone.
She is survived by her three children, Beverly Lou Starsick and husband Okey, Kenneth Dale Shearer and his wife Ann, and Timothy Ray Shearer, 11 grandchildren, Mistee (Chad) Bland, Steven (Pam) Starsick, Matthew (Cara) Starsick, Andrew (Nancy) Starsick, Alicia Miers, Benjamin (Amber) Shearer, Ginny Shearer, Charity Shearer, Joey (Sierra) Shearer, Nicolas (Amber) Shearer and Michael (Billie) Shearer, and many great-grandchildren. Kate is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Kate was preceded in death by her husband Dale Kendale Shearer who died January 5, 2006, her granddaughter Charity Shearer, two sisters, Lillian Miller and Virginia Gorsuch, and her brother Ralph Thomas.
Kate was a graduate of Mannington High School Class of 1947 and was a homemaker and was employed as a seamstress for the Drapery Factory. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mannington for many years and she enjoyed talking to and visiting the people at McDonalds for lunch. She loved to read her Bible all of the time and she also enjoyed spending time with her family.
Family and friends may call at Master Funeral Home in Mannington, WV on Monday, February 23, 2026 from 2-4:00pm and 6-8:00pm. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 beginning at 11:00am with Pastor Jason Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at the Whetstone Cemetery.