Smith, Berniece

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Smith, Berniece
  Birth	1 Jul 1925	Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SMIT.B021
  _FGRAVE	37670682
  Death	27 May 2009	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I32965	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family	Pearce, Charles Edwin Jr.,   b. 25 Feb 1921, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Apr 2015, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1950	Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 25 years and 3 months - He : 29 years and 8 months.
  Children	> 1. Pearce, Judy   2. Pearce, Walterene,   b. 6 Sep 19__ > 3. Pearce, Chuck > 4. Pearce, Phil > 5. Pearce, Shirley > 6. Pearce, Raymond B.,   b. 8 Mar 1952, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Nov 2004, Clay County, Illinois (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F8701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jul 1925 - Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee Marriage - 22 Oct 1950 - Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey Death - 27 May 2009 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Berniece Pearce, 83, of Flora, IL died at 10:05 PM Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Flora Gardens in Flora, IL. She was born on July 1, 1925 in Hartford, TN to Bruce and Rosa (Ball) Smith. She married Edwin Pearce on October 22, 1950 in Vineland, NJ, he survives. Berniece was a homemaker, as well as, owner and operator of the Country Kitchen in Flora, for several years. She was an avid bowler, she was one of the founding members of the Flora Womens Bowling League and a member of 3 leagues. Berniece also held several offices including past President of the VFW Ladies Auxillary, and was a member of Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband Edwin Pearce; children: Walterene Pearce; Judy (Larry) Griffith; Chuck (Martha) Pearce; Phil (Janet) Pearce; Shirley (Mike) Bily; daughter-in-law: Becky Pearce; one brother: Julius Smith; one sister: Ressie Morris; 23 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son: Raymond Pearce, and two brothers: Joe & Headman Smith. Services were held May 31, 2009, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with burial in Kneff Cemetery at Flora. Visitation will be 6-8 PM, Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Clay County Hospice and may be received at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5231] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pearce, Charles Edwin Jr., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145551371), none. (Reliability: 2).