Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rice, George W. 1945
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The Portland Review, Thursday, May 31, 1945

The death of George W. Rice, briefly mentioned in last week’s issue, removed 
from the community one of its oldest residents, and a man who had spent all 
but the last four years of his lifetime of 87 years in the township of Danby.  
He was born opposite the present site of the Danby cemetery, on Mulliken Road, 
and resided in that vicinity until moving to the farm near Frost corners, 
where he resided until going to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy 
Dravenstatt, in Eagle township, to reside.

Mr. Rice was born in May, 1858, and in 1884 married Miss Ella Jeffers, whose 
death occurred 17 years ago.  One daughter, Mrs. Roy Dravenstatt, of Eagle 
township, survives.  Funeral services for Mr. Rice were held Saturday 
afternoon at Bandfield chapel, and burial was in Danby township cemetery, 
within a few rods of the place of his birth.  Rev. George Kard, of Eagle, 
officiated and bearers were Richard Selden, Ed Rose, Albert Cook, Will Howe, 
Anthony Wohlscheid, John Hudson.

Mr. Rice for years was a keen student of nature, and was able to forecast 
weather conditions with accuracy.  He based his predictions upon facts he had 
learned from his nature study.  He was also interested and active in school 
matters.  While still a resident of the Danby cemetery neighborhood he served 
on the board of the Compton school, and later for many years served in a like 
capacity in the Frost school district, making a total of more than 50 years of 
service in the two districts.  He also served as township health officer for 
nearly 40 years.

Among those who came from a distance to attend the services were Mrs. Edith 
Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Lazelle, Pontiac; Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wright and 
Miss Lottie Wright, Mrs. Glenn Robinson, Lansing; Mrs. George Goward and Miss 
Nellie Brown, Ionia; Mrs. Edward Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Reed and daughter 
and Mrs. Lulu Pankhurst, of Grand Ledge; Mrs. Ida Dravenstatt and daughter 
Mrs. G. R. Mitchell, of Dearborn.



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