Beckham County, OK - Obits: Barbara Rice, 1925 Tuesday, 07 October 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ************************************************ RICE, BARBARA (10 Dec 1925, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Mrs. M. Reger received a sad message last Tuesday afternoon stating that her sister Mrs. Rice had died suddenly at Walnut Grove, Missouri, that day. Mrs. Regers (sic) left Wednesday for Missouri and returned Saturday night with the corpse and relatives. Mrs. Barbara Rice died Dec. 1, 1925, at Walnut Grove, Missouri. Her remains were shipped to Elk City Saturday night and her funeral was preached by Rev. Webb of Elk City at Grandview school house Sunday. She was laid to rest in the Grandview cemetery Sunday afternoon. A large crowd of relatives and friends from Cheyenne, Sandstone, Bella Vista, Elk City and Grandview attended the services. She leaves to mourn her passing a mother of Walnut Grove, Missouri; a sister, Mrs. Regers of Grandview; a brother, two sons, Lloyd and Leslie Rice of Oklahoma and daughter Mrs. Harliss of Texas and many other relatives and friends. (17 Dec 1925, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to our neighbors and friends for their help and sympathy in our late sorrow at the loss of our beloved mother and sister. Also to Bro. Webb for his comforting words and to the singers for the songs they sang. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie M. Rice Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Rice Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Harless Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Reger. --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html