Pearl Lavona (Shutz) Grimes, 89, of Des Plaines, IL, formerly of Mt. Carmel, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025 with her loving family by her side.
She was born on February 11, 1936, in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana to Estle and Alma (Aldrich) Shutz. She married Floyd Dale Hargrave and after his passing in 1967 she married James “Jim” Leon Grimes, Sr. in Mt. Carmel, IL in 1971.
Pearl was a very devout Christian woman who loved her family, kids, and grandkids. She loved to babysit and take care of children. She was a homemaker and was a member of Faith Holiness Church in Fairfield, Illinois.
Surviving are her three children; Floyd Dale Hargrave, Jr. of McLeansboro, Illinois, Alex (Eric) Schmidt of Noble, Illinois, and James “Jim” L. (Lindsey) Grimes, Jr. of Mt. Prospect, Illinois; Twin half-siblings; Sherry Trefftzs and Jerry Shutz; grandkids; Misty Hargrave, Amanda Schluessler (Brent), F. Dale Hargrave, III, Andrew Hargrave, Jake Swift (Addie), Joe Swift, Hunter Kiefer, Jackson and Brooklyn Grimes.
She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Floyd Dale Hargrave and James “Jim” Leon Grimes, Sr.; still born daughter, Doris Jane and daughter in law, Penny Hargrave; granddaughter, Stacey Hargrave and great-grandson, Rory Wayne Newman; siblings, Nadine, Eugene, Bonnie, Emery, Joyce and Ruby.
Visitation will be held Monday, July 7, 2025 from 11:00-1:00 p.m. at Short-Cunningham Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Short-Cunningham Funeral Home, 527 N. Mulberry Street, Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
Burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery will follow the service.
Condolences may be made online at www.short-cunninghamfh.com
Short-Cunningham Funeral Home is honored to serve the Grimes family.
