A Bennington man dies in Searsburg A one-car accident in Searsburg Sunday morning claimed the life of a 20-year-old Bennington man. Patrick J. Shea of 8 Caroline Drive, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shea, was found shortly after 9 ajn. in his CJ 7 Jeep, which had gone off the west side of the highway down an embankment, and had overturned. ' He was dead at the scene. Mr. Shea became the third person to die on Bennington County roads so far during 1977, and 21st in Vermont. The statewide total stands at the same number this year as last year at the same time. The Jeep was considered totaled. Mr. Shea played soccer at Mt. Anthony Union High School, and was co-captain of his team during his senior year. He was also treasurer of the Class of '75, and was active in the Bennington summer soccer league. He attended North Adams State College and was employed in management at Vermont Hardwoods Inc. in Readsboro, owned by his father. He was a communicant of St. Francis de Sales Church. A native of Bennington, he was born June 18, 1957, to George and Virginia (Heaslip) Shea, and attended St. Francis de Sales Academy before going on to Mt. Anthony. In addition to his parents, he leaves three brothers, Michael of Readsboro, Brian, a freshman at the University of Vermont, and Thomas, of Bennington; two sisters, Mary of Boston and Aileen of Burlington; and aunts, uncles and cousins. There are no calling hours at the Mahar Son Funeral Home, which is handling arrangements. The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Vermont Heart Association or a favorite charity. The Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial will be offered at 1 p.m. Tuesday in St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery.