Pearce, Gennell Fern

1924 - 2000  (76 years)

• Name	Pearce, Gennell Fern
  Birth	8 Jan 1924	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	PEAR.G004
  _FGRAVE	18363786
  Military Service	World War II, Store Keeper First Class, WAVES, United States Navy  [2, 4]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on February 24, 1944. Completed basic training at the Naval Training Center, Women's Reserve (WAVES, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), Bronx, New York, At Hunter College, and specialized as a Storekeeper. Assigned to and served at the Naval Barracks, Washington, D.C. honorably discharged as a Storekeeper First Class on August 5, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Unit, Washington, D.C. earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282340
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Military Service Ribbons, Pearce, Gennell Fern (1924-2000) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Pearce, Gennell Fern (1924-2000)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	21 May 2000	Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Doris, Gennell and Frank A. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Doris, Gennell F. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I24587	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Pearce, Lynn A.,   b. 22 Nov 1894   d. Dec 1983 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Staley, Leora,   b. 26 Oct 1896   d. 15 Jun 1990 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1915	Harmony Methodist Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 10 months - She was 18 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F10704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris, Frank A.,   b. 28 Apr 1925   d. 27 May 1967 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1947	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	She was 23 years and 4 months - He was 22 years and 1 month.
  Children	+ 1. Doris, R.   2. Doris, M.   3. Doris, D.
  Family ID	F10708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1924 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 17 May 1947 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 21 May 2000 - Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Gennelle F. Doris, 76, of Clay City, died May 21, 2000, at the Olney Care Center in Olney, IL. Mrs. Doris was born January 8, 1942, in Clay County, the daughter of Lynn and Leora Staley Pearce. She married Frank Doris May 17, 1947 in Flora and he preceded her in death May 27, 1967. She was a member of the American Legion Post #840 and American Legion Auxiliary of Clay City. Survivors include three sons, Rodney, Mark, and Donald Doris; a brother, Trevor Pearce; a sister, Juanita Crackel; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband and two sisters. Graveside services were held at the Clay City Cemetery with full military rites. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home was in charge. Memorials to the American Cnacer Society. (Published Hometown Journal)

  
  

• Sources

  [S6774] (Reliability: 2). [S6775] (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). [S6169] (Reliability: 2).