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Etta Ovelia “Velia” <I>Sandifer</I> Bice

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Etta Ovelia “Velia” Sandifer Bice

Birth
Atlanta, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
21 Aug 1952 (aged 81)
Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Ovelia Bice, 82 [sic 81], who died in Alexandria, Thursday, August 21, 1952, were held at the family home on the Alexandria highway Friday afternoon with Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Serving as pallbearers were J. L. Sandifer, Clyde Smith, Russell Tullos, Lee Grigsby, Clyde Taylor, and E. H. Melton.

Born in Atlanta, La., December 23, 1869 [sic 1870], Mrs. Bice was the former Etta Ovelia Sandifer. She was the widow of the late O. B. Bice, merchant and farmer of Winn Parish up until his death in 1928. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Winnfield.

Surviving is one son, Roscoe Bice, of Winnfield; one stepson, H. P. Bice of Port Arthur, Texas; one sister, Miss Ada Sandifer of Winnfield, three grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA), August 28, 1952
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Ovelia Bice, 82 [sic 81], who died in Alexandria, Thursday, August 21, 1952, were held at the family home on the Alexandria highway Friday afternoon with Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Serving as pallbearers were J. L. Sandifer, Clyde Smith, Russell Tullos, Lee Grigsby, Clyde Taylor, and E. H. Melton.

Born in Atlanta, La., December 23, 1869 [sic 1870], Mrs. Bice was the former Etta Ovelia Sandifer. She was the widow of the late O. B. Bice, merchant and farmer of Winn Parish up until his death in 1928. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Winnfield.

Surviving is one son, Roscoe Bice, of Winnfield; one stepson, H. P. Bice of Port Arthur, Texas; one sister, Miss Ada Sandifer of Winnfield, three grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA), August 28, 1952


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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: Oct 5, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42712777/etta_ovelia-bice: accessed ), memorial page for Etta Ovelia “Velia” Sandifer Bice (23 Dec 1870–21 Aug 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42712777, citing Winnfield Cemetery, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).