Obituaries: T. J. Rice, Sr.,1950, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 15, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American

Masonic Rites For T. J. Rice, 83, Held At Sardis Dec. 14

Funeral services for T. J. Rice, Sr., 83, prominent citizen of the Sardis
Community almost all of his life, were conducted at the Sardis Baptist Church
at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, with the Rev. W. C. Bounds of Sardis and
Rev. E. B. Barton officiating.  Interment was in Sardis Cemetery under
direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Impressive Masonic rites were conducted at the grave with J. W. Mitchell of
Winnfield in charge, assisted by members of the Winnfield and Montgomery
Masonic Lodges.

Mr. Rice died of a heart attack at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. W.
Harrington on Natchitoches Highway near Winnfield about 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning.  He was born August 4, 1867 in Natchitoches Parish, and had lived
practically all his life in Sardis Community.  He had taken a very active part
in civic, church, and Masonic activities.

He had been a member of the Sardis Baptist Church for more than 50 years, and
was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge No. 151, F. & A. M. in Winnfield.

Surviving are three sons, T. J. Rice, Jr., V. E. Rice, and L. P. Rice, all of
Winnfield; three daughters, Mrs. H. W. Harrington, Winnfield, Mrs. Edna
Warden, Fredericksburg, Texas, and Mrs. Bell Evans, Winnfield; one sister,
Mrs. J. T. Collier of Grayson; 22 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Norman A. Smith, B. O. Bass, J. W. Barr, W. B. Anders, G. W.
Evans, and Ex Edmonds.