Obit of Rice, Mary Emma - Beckham County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Delma Tindell 13 Sep 2009 Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== :: RICE, MARY EMMA (26 Feb 1969, Elk City Daily News, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): Funeral services for Mary Emma Rice, 89, 414 North Washington, longtime Elk City resident, will be conducted in the Church of God at 2:30 p.m., Friday with Rev. Kresten Norholm officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairlawn cemetery. She was born Jan. 7, 1880. She was married to H. C. Rice in 1896 in Bowie, Tex. He died March 21, 1953. She had been in ill health for the past four months. They came to the Elk City area in 1923. Survivors include 6 children, J. L. Rice, Elk City; Lawton Rice, Boise City; Rev. Hillary Rice, Anderson, Ind.; Rev. Hershell Rice, Pomona, Calif.; Mrs. Velma Littrell, San Pablo, Calif.; Mrs. Vivian Maxey, Los Lumun, N. M.; 1 sister, Mrs. Ova Soloman, Arlington, Calif.; 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Two children preceded her in death. Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/beckham/beckham.htm