Monty Don "Bear" Redfern Jul. 19, 1954 Odessa Ector County Texas, USA Nov. 10, 2012 Palestine Anderson County Texas, USA Monty Don "Bear" Redfern July 17, 1954 - November 10, 2012 Memorial services for Monty Don "Bear" Redfern 58 of Palestine, will be held 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Saturday, December 1, 2012, at Bar S. Ranch. Mr. Redfern passed away Saturday November 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born July 17, 1954 in Odessa to Leon Redfern and Juanita Wallis. He was a welder by trade for 40 years, and a Palestine business owner. He was also a licensed pilot (1970's), loved motorcycles, cars, r/c airplanes, model trains, cooking and charity work. But most of all he loved being PawPaw to Jonathan and Karli. Mr. Redfern was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Cecilia (Coble) Redfern, his father Leon Redfern, daughter Melissa Redfern, son Don Michael Redfern, sisters; Jeanette Owens, Nancy Redfern and Yvonne Bynum, brothers; Lynn Redfern, Johnny Lee Redfern, Eric Scott Redfern and Steven Redfern, and two grandchildren; Jonathan Ferrell and Karli Elizabeth Redfern.