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Joseph Reuben Fears III
January 8, 2025
Our Daddy, Joseph Reuben Fears III, 87, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Pensacola, Florida. He was born on April 15, 1937, in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Louisville Male High School and attended the University of Cincinnati to study art. He went on to pursue a career as an optician specializing in contact lens technology, traveling extensively to teach physicians how to fit contact lenses.
He was an accomplished artist who loved painting horses and, later in life, creating pet portraits for people—a passion he pursued right up until the day he passed. His paintings captured not only the physical beauty but also the spirit of his subjects, leaving behind a legacy we will cherish forever. He also found time to explore other interests, including race car driving, fishing, and even long-haul trucking. However, his greatest passion was always his family, especially the love of his life, Judy.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Judy Carol Higdon Fears; his father, Joseph Reuben Fears, Jr.; his mother, Ocie Grace Carr Fears; and his sister, Anne Hayes.
He is survived by his daughters, Lynne Fears (David), Jennifer Grace (Frank), and Julie Morse; his son, Joseph Fears IV; six grandchildren, who lovingly knew him as “Grandaddy,” Julia (Riley), Annie, Jillian, Ryan, Addie, and Cole; and one precious great-granddaughter, Lucy.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Clubhouse in Hillcrest Subdivision, 12618 Ridgemoor Dr., Prospect, KY 40059.
In lieu of flowers, please donate in Daddy’s honor to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, a charity that Mom and Dad supported faithfully for years.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
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