William "JR" Rear, Jr.

William Howard Lee “Jr” Rear, Jr., son of William Howard Lee Rear and Anita (Hartley) Rear, was born August 27, 1960 in Springfield, MO. He passed away Friday, June 6, 2025 in his home near Marshfield.

Jr was a welder for many years at SFI in Springfield. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include three sons and their wives, Kelley and Vicky Rear, Marshfield, Jesse and Cody Rear, Marshfield and Cameron and Cassie Peck, Mtn. Home, AR; two brothers, Tim Rear, Battlefield and Steven Rear, Marshfield; two sisters, Joyce Ince, Fordland and Janice Rear, Springfield; his special dog Manny; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 in Fraker Funeral Home, Inc., Marshfield. Interment will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery, Elkland.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time Wednesday in the funeral home.

The family suggests memorial contributions can be made to OTC Welding Program in care of Fraker Funeral Home, Inc., P.O. Box 85, Marshfield, MO 65706.