Don F. Sears, 68, Pleasant Hill, MO, was born June 9, 1941 in Kansas City, KS, the son of Wendell F. & Mildred K. (Fields) Sears. He departed this life on October 31, 2009, of a massive heart attack while on a pheasant hunting trip in Nebraska. Don was a 1959 graduate of Southeast High School. He worked 42 years in the finance industry; retiring from Union Bank in 2003. Don was an avid hunter and gun enthusiast. He shared this love by volunteering at the Discovery Center and, for the last twenty years, by teaching hunter safety for the Missouri Conservation Department. He was secretary of the Lake Lotawana Sportsmen's Club and taught Conceal Carry and Range Safety classes. He is survived by his wife, Marsha of Pleasant Hill; a son, Don Sears, Jr. of Butler, MO, a daughter, Julie Newman and husband Jim of Lee's Summit; a step-son, Michael McGinnis and wife Alecia of Oak Grove; a step-daughter Jennifer Johnson and husband Todd of Blue Springs; 3 grandchildren; 3 step- grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; a sister Jo Ann Wright and husband Allen of Lee's Summit; and a brother John Paul Sears and wife Mary of Bucyrus, KS.