Obituary of J. L. Vice ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 From: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000008 ********************************** J. L. Vice Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, January 5, 1939 Senator J. L. Vice Dies At Lexington Funeral Services Held Here Monday Afternoon Former State Senator J. L. Vice, 72 years old, passed away at the Good Samaritan hospital at Lexington Saturday afternoon, December 31, after a few days' illness. Senator Vice, who had been in declining health for some years, was removed from his home, 413 East Maxwell street, to the hospital on Thursday prior to his death. A native of Bath county, Mr. Vice was a son of the late Francis and Minerva Hendrix Vice. He was a prominent farmer and tobacco buyer of this county until a few years ago when he retired and moved to Lexington to make his home. He served as a state senator from the 31st senatorial district, of which Bath is a part, from 1908 until 1912 under the Augustus E. Wilson administration. His wife, Mrs. Cynthia Darnell Vice, died about 18 months ago. He is also survived by one daughter, Miss Lucill Vice, of Lexington; one brother, Abe Vice, of this county, and seven sisters, Mrs. Thornton Snelling, Mt. Sterling; Mrs. Tolliver Snelling, Carlisle; Mrs. Chas. Reed and Mrs. Walter Hawkins, Connersville, Ind.; Mrs. Estes Hendrix, Maysville; Mrs. Curran Power, Ewing, and Mrs. Allie Corbin, of this county. Funeral services were held at the chapel at Shrout, Piper & Shrout's funeral home here Monday afternoon, January 2, conducted by the Rev. George C. Frey, pastor of the Owingsville Christian church. Interment was in the family lot in Longview Cemetery, Bethel.