Pearce, Richard Henry 'Dick'

1932 - 2009  (77 years)

• Name	Pearce, Richard Henry 'Dick'
  Birth	21 Mar 1932	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Welder  [1]
  Reference Number	PEAR.R004
  _FGRAVE	45043640
  Funeral	5 Dec 2009 (77 years)	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	9 Nov 2009	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	5 Dec 2009	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Pearce, Richard Henry "Dick"
  Person ID	I21327	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Pearce, Charles 'Charlie' Edwin Sr.,   b. 11 Aug 1901, Illinois d. 1982 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Dobbs, Golda Atherton 'Goldie',   b. 24 Sep 1901, Illinois d. 1973 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F8699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Corry, Edith Lorene,   b. 22 Apr 1934   d. 17 Oct 1969 (Age 35 years)
  Children	1. Pearce, D.
  Family ID	F9515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Mar 1932 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 9 Nov 2009 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 5 Dec 2009 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 5 Dec 2009 - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard H. "Dick" Pearce, 77, of Flora, IL died at 9:00 PM Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was born March 21, 1932 in Flora to Charles Edwin Pearce Sr. & Goldie Atherton (Dobbs) Pearce. Dick was a self-employed welder and enjoyed gardening. He is survived by his son: Dale Pearce of Rosanky, TX; granddaughter: Jillian Pearce of Rosanky, TX; 3 brothers: Charles Edwin Pearce Jr. of Flora, Kenneth Pearce of Flora, and William Pearce & wife Joan of Flora; 1 sister: Vivian Fitzgerald of Flora. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother (Norman Pearce). Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Saturday (December 5, 2009) at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Burial will be in Kneff Cemetery, Flora. Visitation will be from 1 PM until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Clay County Cancer Support Group.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5229] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pearce, Richard H. "Dick", 77, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pearce&GSiman=1&GScid=106477&GRid=45043640&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5856] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pearce, Richard Henry "Dick", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45043640/richard-henry-pearce), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2542] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 16, page 8a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4592] Obituary, Lynn, Mabel Louise, 81, none. (Reliability: 2).