OBIT: Barbara (HINKLE) RICE, 1918, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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ROARING SPRING ITEMS

  The funeral of Mrs. Barbara Rice, who died on Saturday evening at the 
home of her daughter on Franklin street, will occur this afternoon at 
1.30 o'clock.  Leaving the house at this hour the services will be held 
in the Enterprise Brethren church and interment will be made in the 
cemetery at that point.  Rev. A. G. Crosswhite, of Roaring Spring, will 
officiate.  Mrs. Rice's death was due to diseases incident to her 
advanced age.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Morning, April 23, 1918

RICE.

  Mrs. Barbara H. Rice died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. B. 
Berkheimer, at Roaring Spring, on Saturday evening.  She had been in 
ill health for the past three months, suffering from a complication of 
diseases incident to old age.  Mrs. Rice was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry Hinkle and was born in Bedford county Aug. 30, 1838.  She grew to 
girlhood there and was united in marriage to Abram E. Rice, living in 
New Enterprise until after the death of her husband eighteen years ago.  
Then she went to Roaring Spring where she had resided ever since.  She 
was a lifelong member of the Church of the Brethren.  Surviving are 
five daughters: Mrs. I. B. Berkheimer, Mrs. A. R. Miller of Roaring 
Spring, Mrs. J. L. Lyons and Miss Cora, of Altoona; Mrs. Samuel 
Snowberger of New Enterprise; also three grandsons: Harry Replogle of 
Sand Point, Idaho, Harry Snowberger of New Enterprise and Ross 
Berkheimer of Roaring Spring, and one brother, Christian Hinkle of 
Baker's Summit.  Today at 1 p.m. Rev. A. G. Crosswhite of the Church of 
the Brethren, will conduct brief funeral services at the Berkheimer 
home, after which the cortege will leave for New Enterprise, where 
funeral services will be held at 2.30 in the Church of the Brethren.  
Interment at New Enterprise.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Morning, April 23, 1918

1910 Roaring Spring, Blair County census -
Isaac Berkhmer, 53  
Elnora Berkhmer, 53  
Ross Berkhmer, 21  
Barbara Rice, 73, mother-in-law 

1880 New Enterprise, South Woodbury, Bedford County census - 
Abraham Rice, 46  
Barbara Rice, 43  
Eleonora Rice, 22  
Emma J. Rice, 20  
Lucy L. Rice, 14  
Missoura [Missouri] Rice, 11  
Cora B. Rice, 4  
Harry Replogle, 4