RICE, John H. - Putnam

John H. Rice died at his home at west end of Main St. about six on Mon. eve. While he has been suffering with heart trouble and had a critical seizure some months ago, he was able to do up his chores, and told Mrs. Rice he was feeling better than he had for a long time. Death came while he was at the supper table. Mrs. Rice called a neighbor, Ott Kolling, who called other neighbors and the sons at Browns Valley and Marshall. Fun. serv. at the home on Wed. afternoon were in charge of Rev. Victor Keiser. Mrs. Charles F. Moore and Miss Jessie Wilson sang. The pallbearers were Jasper Rice, Guy Rice, Fred Rice, Harry galey, John English and Walter Metzler. The flowers were carried by Gloria Metzler, Mary Jane Rice, Mary Rice, Mrs. Lena Maddox, Mrs. Oleiva Wenning and Helen English. John Humprey Rice was born in Ladoga Indiana July 19, 1850, died at his home in Waveland, Nov 6, 1931 aged 81Y3M27D. He was the son of Humphrey and Nancy Rice, the third youngest of a family of 10 children, whose names were: James, Aljournon, Martha, Sarah, William, Mary, Joseph, Charles and George Taylor. George Taylor is the only surviving member of this family. While very young, Mr. Rice moved to Russellville where he operated a blacksmith shop for 10years. While living in Russellville he was united in marriage to lettie Jones, Dec 23 1873. To this union were born five children: Jasper, Ida, Bert, Nettie and guy. The circle of this home was broken by the death of his wife, Ida and son, Bert. He came to Waveland 50 - years ago and established a shop here. He remarried in the year 1896 to Emma Galey. To this union two children were born, Fred of Browns Valley and Juanita Metzler of Indianapolis. He is survived by his beloved wife, six children, one stepson, Harry Galey and 12 grandchildren. After retiring from the blacksmith shop, Mr. Rice engaged in the stock business, which he conducted for 30 years. He became widely known as an authority in this field and his advice was valued even in the last years of his life.

John H. Rice died at his home at the west end of Main Street about six on Monday evening. While he has been suffering with heart trouble and had a critical seizure some months ago, he was able to do up his chores, and told Mrs. Rice he was feeling better than he had for a long time. Death came while he was at the supper table. Mrs. Rice called a neighbor, Ott Kolling, who called other neighbors and the sons at Browns Valley and Marshall. Funeral services at the home on Wednesday afternoon were in charge of Rev. Victor Keiser. Mrs. Chas. F. Moore and Miss Jessie Wilson sang. The pallbearers were Jasper Rice, Guy Rice, Fred Rice, Harry Galey, John English and Walter Metzler. The flowers were carried by Gloria Metzler, Mary Jane Rice, Mary Rice, Mrs. Lena Maddox, Mrs. Olevia Wenning and Helen English. John Humphrey Rice was born in Ladoga, Indiana, July 19, 1850, and died at his home in Waveland, November 16, 1931, aged eighty-one years, three months and twenty-seven days. He was the son of Humphrey and Nancy Rice, the third youngest of a family of ten children, whose names were James, Aljournon, Martha, Sarah, William, Mary, Joseph, Charles, and George Taylor. George Taylor is now the only surviving member of this family. While very young Mr. Rice moved to Russellville where he operated a blacksmith shop for ten years. While living in Russellville he was united in marriage to Lettie Jones, Dec. 23, 1873. To this union were born five children, Jasper, Ida, Bert, Nettie, and Guy. The circle of the home was broken by the death of his wife and son, Bert. He came to Waveland fifty years ago and established a shop here. He remarried in the year 1896 to Emma Galey. To this union two children were born, Fred of Browns Valley and Jaunita Metzler of Indianapolis. He is survived by his beloved wife, six children, one stepson, Harry Galey of Indianapolis, and twelve grandchildren. After retiring from the blacksmith shop, Mr. Rice engaged in the stock business, which he conducted for thirty years. He became widely known as an authority in this field and his advice was valued even in the last years of his life. Many years ago he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was known as a loyal friend and was always especially fond of children and kind to every unfortunate person who came his way. He was a devoted husband, a kind brother and a loving father. Through his declining years his great joy was found in the visits of his twelve grandchildren. Through years of poor health his desire was to be as little burden as possible to his loving wife, who spent her time seeing that his every wish was fulfilled. "We shall meet but we shall miss him, There will be one vacant chair, We shall linger to caress him, When we breathe our evening prayer.' Among those from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Maddock, Mrs. Walter Rice of Linnsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Warner Edwards, C. J. Webber of Indianapolis; Dr. T. Z. Ball and Mrs. Robert Kelso of Crawfordsville; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beeson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Banta, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMurtry, Mr. and Mrs. John Asbury, and Mr. and Mrs. Homer McCampbell of Marshall, and Mrs. Bert Rice and children of Logansport.