RICE, Stella
Date of birth: About 1877
Date of death: 10 Aug 1897 – Whiteland, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 10 Aug 1897 – Whiteland, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 13, 1897,
Volume XXXVIII Number 5, page 6 column 5
FROM OVER THE COUNTY.
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WHITELAND.
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Stella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rice, died Tuesday morning at two o’clock after an illness of ten weeks. Deceased was 20 years of age and a faithful member of the M. E. church and a leader in the Epworth League. She was dearly beloved by all who knew her. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon, the remains being taken to Greenwood for burial.
Note: The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 171, referencing Book H-18, page 29, records that Stella Rise [sic], a twenty-year-old white female, died 10 Aug 1897 in Whiteland.
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry