Smith, Diamond D.

1913 - 2020  (106 years)

• Name	Smith, Diamond D.
  Birth	25 Dec 1913	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SMIT.D024
  _FGRAVE	53858759
  Death	26 May 2020  [1]
  Burial	Janesville Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I50411	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Pearcy, Grover Vernon,   b. 8 May 1912, Coles County, Illinois d. 20 Sep 1989, Westfield, Clark County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Pearcy, Robert A. 'Bob',   b. 22 Aug 1931, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois d. 12 Nov 1996, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois (Age 65 years)   2. Pearcy, Raymond,   b. 1933   d. 2019 (Age 86 years)   3. Pearcy, Eleanor Bernice,   b. 1934   d. 2023 (Age 89 years)   4. Pearcy, Anna Mae,   b. 1936   d. 2023 (Age 87 years)   5. Pearcy, L. Leroy,   b. 1938   d. 1938 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Flynn, Cecil W.,   b. 1911   d. 1975 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1963
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 49 years - He : ~ 52 years.
  Family ID	F699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Shunk, Ivan Oscar,   b. 1912   d. 1991 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1987
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 73 years - He : ~ 75 years.
  Family ID	F689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Dec 1913 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Janesville Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  CHARLESTON -- Diamond Smith Pearcy Flynn Kruse Shunk 106, of Charleston, went home to be with her Heavenly Father at 3:53 a.m. on May 26, 2020. Diamond's family invite you to her graveside service, at 11:00 a.m. on June 2, 2020, at the Janesville Cemetery. Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family. Diamond was born on December 25, 1913, in Decatur, Illinois. She is the eldest child of Logan and Bessie Smith. The Lord blessed Diamond with 5 children. Robert, Raymond, Bernice, Anna Mae, and baby Leroy. She is survived by daughters Bernice Titley, and Anna Mae Lineberry and daughter-in-law Denise Pearcy. These children blessed her with 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great grandchildren. Diamond is preceded in death by her parents, Cecil Flynn, Clarence Kruse, and Ivan Shunk. Also sons, Robert Pearcy, Raymond Pearcy and wife Patsy, son baby Leroy, son-in-law Dale Titley and two grandsons Joe and Kenny Lineberry. Diamond worked for the Kuehne factory. After retiring she made beautiful doll clothes, Barbie clothes and even people clothes. Diamond and Cecil loved traveling to flea markets to share their goods and meet people that forged lifelong friendships. One of Diamonds greatest accomplishment was building her own home in Toledo. Yet by far her greatest accomplishment was that of her family and the joy they brought to her. So many lives have been touched by this amazing woman. Memorials may be made to Project Linus. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schillingfuneralhome.net or Schilling Funeral Home's Facebook page. (Husband #3 - Clarence C. Kruse - marr. 3/24/1977)

  
  

• Sources

  [S16432] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Shrunk, Flynn, Diamond D. and Cecil W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53858759/diamond_d_flynn_shunk), none. (Reliability: 2).