Beckham County, OK - Obits: Alta Rice, 1912 Tuesday, 07 October 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ RICE, ALTA (14 Feb 1912, Elk City Record, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Alta Rice, wife of Ira Y. Rice, died at the home of her parents, John McDonald in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood Saturday, February 9th. Besides her husband she leaves her mother, father, brother and sisters and a host of friends to mourn her loss. The remains were taken to their last resting place at Pixlee cemetery (Custer county). We wish to extend to the bereaved companion and family our heartfelt sympathy. (Census, 1910, Oklahoma, Washita Co, Turkey Creek Twp, ED 270, pg 19A, #269 (T624-1277): John W. McDonnell, age 55, b Mo; f/m b Tn; farmer; married 1 time 26 years; Lodoskia M., age 54, b Ky; f/m b Ky; married 26 years, 4 children born, 3 living; Ira Y. Rice, son in law, age 27, b Ar; fb Ms; mb Ga; Teaching music; married 1 year; Alta S. Rice, daughter, age 21, b Mo; fb Mo; mb Ky; married 1 year; Tom Clater, servant, age 18, b Mo; f/m b Mo; farm laborer.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html