Submitted by: Dan Rich

Naomi Bice

Oct. 12, 1901 - Jan 18, 2001

South Bend Tribune 1/20/2001

Naomi Bice, 99, of Fir Road, Granger, Ind., passed away at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, in the home of her son. Naomi was born on Oct. 12, 1901, in LaGrange County, Ind., to Ora and Sarah (Christman) Blanchard, who both have preceded her in death.

On Sept. 15, 1928, as Naomi Blanchard she married Leland D. Bice. Leland passed away on May 12, 1968. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Loran Blanchard in 1961. She retired from Uniroyal in 1964 after 32 years of service. She is survived by a son, Eldon E. (Dorothy) Bice of Granger; four grandchildren, Luann Stroup, Paul Bice, Sue Bice Briones, and Ken Brice; three great-grandchildren, Stephen Stroup, Rachell Briones and Rebecca Briones; two great-great-grandchildren, Phillip Stroup and Ethan Stroup; three sisters, Ruth Junkett of Tennessee, Lavada Snow of Mendon, Mich., and Mildred Cole of Elkhart, Ind.; and a brother, William Blanchard of Osceola, Ind.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 20, in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, Ind., where friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of services. Rev. Donald MacMillan will officiate the services, with burial following at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.