Patricia A. Sears

On Dec. 31, 2025, Patricia A. Sears, 80, of Nixa passed away, surrounded by her children and grandchildren after a long-term illness. She was born on Nov. 7, 1945, in Norwood, Mass., to Jacques and Josephine (McGourty) Nardin. She graduated in 1963 from Lincoln High School in San Diego, Calif. and just after graduating, she drove across the country to Springfield to join the rest of her family, who had been living there for a year.
She worked at Taylor’s Drive-In in downtown Springfield as a roller-skating carhop, where she met her first husband. From that union, they had a daughter, Melissa. Later in life, she married David Sears on April 6, 1979. To this union, they added a son, Michael. She and David were married for 43 years before his passing in March 2022.
She spent over 30 years at Kraft Foods in Springfield, before retiring in 2008 to become a full-time grandma.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister and her husband, David. She is survived by her daughter Melissa Ghan and husband Jon, of Republic; son Michael Sears and wife Jamie, of Nixa; four grandchildren. She also leaves two sisters, June Heilpap and Laura Nardin.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 9. at Ozark General Baptist Church, Ozark. In burial she will join her husband at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery.
Cremation rites will be under direction of Adams Crematory.