Staley, Leora

1896 - 1990  (93 years)

• Name	Staley, Leora
  Birth	26 Oct 1896  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	STAL.L002
  _FGRAVE	22929456
  Death	15 Jun 1990  [1]
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Pearce, Lynn A. and Leora
  Person ID	I24581	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Staley, Elmer Elsworth,   b. 9 Aug 1866, Wayne County, West Virginia d. 22 Aug 1937, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Shoup, Stella A.,   b. 7 Mar 1876, Illinois d. 2 Dec 1957 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1894  [3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 27 years and 11 months - She was 18 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F7210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearce, Lynn A.,   b. 22 Nov 1894   d. Dec 1983 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1915	Harmony Methodist Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	She was 18 years and 11 months - He was 20 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Pearce, Gleneva Grace,   b. 25 Oct 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 May 1990, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years) + 2. Pearce, Gennell Fern,   b. 8 Jan 1924, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 May 2000, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)   3. Pearce, Juanita M.,   b. 24 Aug 1927, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 2020, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 92 years) + 4. Pearce, Trevor L.,   b. 17 Jul 1936, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 May 2020, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F10704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 19 Sep 1915 - Harmony Methodist Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Leora Pearce, 93, Flora, IL, died June 15, 1990 at Flora Nursing Center. She was born October 26, 1896, the daughter of Elmer and Stella Shoup Staley. She married Lynn Pearce Sept. 19, 1915 at Harmony Methodist Church in rural Flora. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Harmony Methodist Church, Rebekah Lodge in Clay City, Past Noble Grands, Clay County Hospital Auxiliary, Farm Bureau Extension, and American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving is a son, Trevor Pearce; two daughters, Gennell Doris and Juanita Crackel; a sister, Ella Ballinger; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two daughters, and two brothers. Funeral services were held at Hosselton, Bookhout, Engelmeier Funeral Home with burial in Floral Garden of Memories in Flora.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6768] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pearce, Lynn A. and Leora, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pearce&GSiman=1&GScid=105786&GRid=20917138&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1477] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 04, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).