Roger was a hard working farmer. He and Elizabeth Hudson Phillips raised 9 children through the great depression. He never owned or drove a car. He either drove a team of horses or walked everywhere he went. He was a devout Baptist and would not work on Sunday. His recreation was pitching horseshoes, a sport that he loved. He won several gold cups at Callaway and Audrain Co. Fairs.
Born in Holts Summitt, Roger farmed in the New Bloomfield and Guthrie areas most of his life. After the farms began to fail during the depression he moved to Fulton where he worked at the brick refractory and Danuser Machine Co. before he retired.
After retirement he sold his home and moved to Lamar Colorado, where he lived for several years. One of his sons, William Phillip Rice also lived there. After Bill passed away in 1966, Roger returned to Fulton. He rented a room on E 5th Street where he lived until his death in 1973.
Funeral services were held for Roger Q. Rice, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. Mr. Rice died Sunday morning at the Callaway Memorial Hospital. He was born October 7, 1891 in Callaway County the son of William J. Rice and Martha Sue Bryant Rice. He married Elizabeth Phillips who preceded him in death February 9, 1958.
Survivors include six sons, Sanford M. Rice of Euphratia, Washington, Marshall L. Rice of Olymphia, Calif., Earl R. Rice of Route 3, Harry H. Rice of Fulton, Fred A. Rice of Pueblo, Colo., Irvin K. Rice of Louisville, Ky., and two daughters, Mrs. Ila Gladys Turpin of Chula Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Bonnie Estelle Powell of Fulton. He was preceded in death by one son, William Phillip, four brothers, and three sisters.
Mr. Rice was a member of the First Baptist Church and has lived in Fulton since 1936.
Burial will be at the Callaway Memorial Gardens with the Rev. J. Frank Kirkland officiating. Pallbearers will be Earl K. Rice, David Deloney, Harry Roger Rice, Robert L. Rice, Edward Phillips and Donald Phillips. Friends may call at the Browning Funeral Home Monday afternoon and evening.
Roger was a hard working farmer. He and Elizabeth Hudson Phillips raised 9 children through the great depression. He never owned or drove a car. He either drove a team of horses or walked everywhere he went. He was a devout Baptist and would not work on Sunday. His recreation was pitching horseshoes, a sport that he loved. He won several gold cups at Callaway and Audrain Co. Fairs.
Born in Holts Summitt, Roger farmed in the New Bloomfield and Guthrie areas most of his life. After the farms began to fail during the depression he moved to Fulton where he worked at the brick refractory and Danuser Machine Co. before he retired.
After retirement he sold his home and moved to Lamar Colorado, where he lived for several years. One of his sons, William Phillip Rice also lived there. After Bill passed away in 1966, Roger returned to Fulton. He rented a room on E 5th Street where he lived until his death in 1973.
Funeral services were held for Roger Q. Rice, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. Mr. Rice died Sunday morning at the Callaway Memorial Hospital. He was born October 7, 1891 in Callaway County the son of William J. Rice and Martha Sue Bryant Rice. He married Elizabeth Phillips who preceded him in death February 9, 1958.
Survivors include six sons, Sanford M. Rice of Euphratia, Washington, Marshall L. Rice of Olymphia, Calif., Earl R. Rice of Route 3, Harry H. Rice of Fulton, Fred A. Rice of Pueblo, Colo., Irvin K. Rice of Louisville, Ky., and two daughters, Mrs. Ila Gladys Turpin of Chula Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Bonnie Estelle Powell of Fulton. He was preceded in death by one son, William Phillip, four brothers, and three sisters.
Mr. Rice was a member of the First Baptist Church and has lived in Fulton since 1936.
Burial will be at the Callaway Memorial Gardens with the Rev. J. Frank Kirkland officiating. Pallbearers will be Earl K. Rice, David Deloney, Harry Roger Rice, Robert L. Rice, Edward Phillips and Donald Phillips. Friends may call at the Browning Funeral Home Monday afternoon and evening.
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Sanford Major Rice
1914–1999
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Ila G. Rice Turpin
1916–2011
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Marshal Leroy ""Larry"" Rice
1918–2005
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William Phillip "Bill" Rice
1921–1967
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Earl Roland Rice
1924–1983
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Harry Hawes Rice
1926–2012
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Frederick Arthur "Fred" Rice
1929–2000
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Bonnie Estelle Rice Powell
1931–2007
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Dr Irvin Keith "Irv" Rice
1934–2020
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