A.U.L. RICE, Colusa County, CA Submitted by April Hennes 9 Aug 2005 This file is part of the California Tombstone Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/california/californ.html ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. ********************************************************************** Obit FROM THE DAILY COLUSA 03-27-1911: A.U.L. RICE DIES SUDDENLY AGED 46 DIED AT THE FAMILY HOME IN THIS CITY THIS MORNING AT 6:15 AM DEATH FROM HERAT FAILURE. DEATH WAS SUDEEN AND UNEXPECTED AS THE DECEASED HAD BEEN AT HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AS USUAL SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY WAS FEELING IN THE BEST OF HEALTH. HIS ONLY COMPLAINT WAS A COLD, HAVING CONTRACTED IT SEVERAL DAYS AGO. THIS MORNING AT 5 HIS FATHER M.L. RICE WENT TO HIS SON'S ROOM AS IS HIS USUAL CUSTOM TO CALL HIM. HE RECEIVED NO ANSWER AND ENTERING THE ROOM DISCOVERED AMON BREATHING HEAVILY. ALL EFFORTS TO AWAKE HIM WERE FRIUTLESS AND MRS RICE TELEPHONED FOR A PHYSICIAN. A.U.L. RICE WAS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN MEN IN THE COUNTY, COMING HERE 30 YRS AGO FROM IOWA. HE WAS CRIPPLED AND FOR 22 YRS HAD KEPT A VARIETY STORE ON MARKET STREET. THE BUSINESS WAS LUCRATIVE AND HE ACCUMLATED PROPERTY AND MONEY. THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE DECEASED ARE HIS FATHER, M.L. RICE OF COLUSA, A BROTHER, THOMAS OF COLUSA AND A SISTER, MRS MATTIE GARMIRE OF KENT. NO FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. 03-29-1911 FUNERAL WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON AT 2 FROM THE FAMILY HOME. REV H.T. DOBBINS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CONDUCTED THE SERVICES, BURIED IN COLUSA CEMETERY. PALLBEARERS WERE: I.G. ZUMWALT, CLEVELAND DAVIS, JERRY SULLIVAN JR, P.J. WILKINS, C.D. MCCORMISH AND ALVA KING