Milton Evans RICE

1865 - 1954  (89 years)

• Name	Milton Evans RICE
  Born	28 Oct 1865	La Porte Co. IN
  Gender	Male
  Died	08 Nov 1954	Whiteside Co. IL
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Whiteside Co. IL
  	Grave location, obituary and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124840810 Plot: Mausoleum_NW_C_26 Inscription: Son of Freeman F. & Minerva Jane Clark Rice Husband of Mary Jane "Minnie" Jones Rice Parents of Olga, Alice, Roy F., Lee J., Ruth Rice
  Notes	OBITUARY Sterling News Gazette, Sterling, IL; 9 November 1954 MILTON E. RICE, STERLING HOTEL PROPRIETOR, DIES Milton E. Rice, 89, prominent hotel man for more than 40 years died at 7:45 p.m. Monday following a brief illness. Mr. Rice, who operated the Lincoln Hotel in Sterling, during his years as hotel man had establishments in Sterling, Dixon, Elgin, DeKalb and Freeport. Milton was born Oct. 28, 1865 in Westville, Ind. and came to Illinois when a young man. He was preceded in death by his wife, who passed away in January of 1947. Mr. Rice observed his 89th birthday Thursday, Oct. 28 when members of his family gathered at the Lincoln Hotel for a dinner party. Milton is survived by three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Keith Benson Sr., of Sterling; Mrs. Carl Degenhart, St. Charles, and Mrs. Grover McDonald, Dixon; Roy Rice, DeKalb, and Lee Rice, Tucason, Ariz. Ten grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Trouth Funeral Home, with Rev. Vernon Jones, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Dixon, officiating. A memorial service will be conducted later. Entombment was made in Memorial Mausoleum, Riverside Cemetery, Sterling.
  Person ID	I29028	Master File
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Freeman Floyd RICE,   b. 25 Nov 1830, Ohio ,   d. 12 Jan 1919, McPherson Co. KS  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Minerva Jane Clark,   b. 1841,   d. 03 Aug 1878, Jefferson Co. NB  (Age 37 years)
  Married	Jun 1859	LaPorte Co. IN
  Family ID	F12390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane (Minnie) Jones,   b. 11 Feb 1876, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH ,   d. 22 Jan 1947, Whiteside Co. IL  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Ruth RICE,   b. 01 Mar 1907,   d. Jun., 1984  (Age 77 years)   2. Olga RICE   3. Alice RICE   4. Roy F. RICE   5. Lee J. RICE
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F12393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart