Landmark Fort Oglethorpe Shoe Store Is Closing Its Doors Monday, April 5, 2021 - by Earl Freudenberg
Jerry Sear
A landmark store in Fort Oglethorpe is closing its doors. Sear’s Shoes will be having a liquidation sale.
His family, Solomon Sir, came to America in the early 1920’s and opened a shoe repair shop in Chattanooga. Sir legally changed his name to Sear in the 40’s.
The family had businesses located in Jack’s Alley on Market Street and in East Chattanooga on Glass Street. Their son, Jerry, worked at the stores doing just about everything.
The family decided in 1964 to open a business in LaFayette, Georgia. That was the same year Jerry got a business degree at the University of Chattanooga and married.
Jerry Sear And Sear’s Shoe Store Have Served The Community Well Monday, April 5, 2021
Thank you, Jerry Sear and Sear’s Shoe Store.
If you take a minute to imagine the perfect combination of kindness, work ethic, creativity and ethical small business talent, the picture that comes into focus is Mr. Jerry Sear.
Sear’s Shoe Store and Jerry Sear have served our community through five generations of my family.
The memories that I have from childhood to the present of going to see Jerry, and the treasure hunt at the shoe store for the perfect pair of shoes, brings a smile to my face.