Bryan and Marshall Co., OK; Obituary: Bruce Lee Rice
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Source:  THE MADILL RECORD  3/11/1982
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Bruce Lee Rice 

Surname: Rice, Duncan, Jones, Maxey, Whatley

THE MADILL RECORD 3/11/1082
BRUCE RICE'S SERVICES HELD TUESDAY
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Cumberland for 
Bruce Lee Rice, 87, a Marshall County resident since the year of 
statehood.
Mr. Rice died Sunday evening in a Madill hospital. He had been in 
ill health two years.
Wesley Mitchell officiated for the services at the Cumberland Baptist 
Church. He was assisted by W.C. Jester with music presented by the 
choir. Service arrangements and burial in the Cumberland Cemetery 
were under the direction of Watts Funeral Home.
Mr. Rice was born Oct. 21, 1894, in Arkansas. He moved to Marshall 
County in 1907, living several years on Rooster Creek, later moving 
to Aylesworth.
He and Ora Duncan were married Feb. 14, 1914. They observed their 
68th wedding anniversary last month. They farmed several years 
following their marriage. He later worked for Service Products Co., 
in Aylesworth until his retirement in 1957.
During World War I Mr. Rice served with the U.S. Army. He was a 
member of the Cumberland Baptist Church and had been a member of 
the Masonic Lodge since 1951.
Survivors include Mrs. Rice, a resident of Brookside Manor; two 
sons, Loyd of Pauls Valley and Charles Rice of Woodward; four 
daughters, Lorene Jones of Little City, Polly Maxey of Tishomingo 
and Winfred Whatley of Durant.
Also surviving are 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 
two great-great-grandchildren.
A Mosonic graveside service was conducted by Dr. Wade Reed with 
the formal Flag presentation made by Fred Vanderpool and Joe Pakulske. 
Mansonic members served as pallbearers.

[For more information on the Rice family e-mail Tammy Dice Jones 
at: wjones@texhoma.net]



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