Selected Webster County Obituaries
Surnames Rakestraw to Rich
The Providence Journal-Enterprise
1948 - 1961
Clement James RAKESTRAW, 75, died Saturday night at his home near Slaughters following a long illness. Survivors are his wife, Ellen; one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude PIERCE, of Kansas City, Mol; two sisters, Mrs. Harry STULL and Mrs. Tom BRIDWELL, of Sebree; and four brothers, Lee, Thurman, Arthur, and Marion, all of Slaughters. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant church, with the Rev. L.F. PIERCEY officiating, assisted by the Rev. T.O. KYLE. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 10, 1949. Compiler's note: Clement J. Rakestraw's stone at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery gives his dates as 14 Nov 1873-5 Nov 1949; next to him is Ella A. Rakestraw, 3 Aug 1882-16 Oct 1966.
Mrs. Thurman RAKESTRAW, 58, died at her home in Mt. Pleasant Friday at 6 a.m., following an illness of two months.
Survivors are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Jo QUALLS and Mrs. Blanche DRASBACH; six sons, Forrest, who is
overseas, Woodrow of Madisonville, Marvin, Vaughn, Thurman, jr., and Archie, all of Mt. Pleasant; and twelve grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Mt. Pleasant church Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. L.F. PIERCEY officiating, assisted by
the Rev. J.E. HARTFORD of Providence. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 7, 1944. Compiler's note: Thurman Rakestraw, 1880-1970, is buried next to Otha Rakestraw, 1886-1944 at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
John Will RAMSEY, 85, farmer of the Dalton section, died Tuesday afternoon in Hopkins County Hospital in Madisonville. Mr. Ramsey was a member of the board of stewards of Mt. Olivet Methodist church, and a former member of the Hopkins county board of education and of the former county roads and bridges commission. Survivors are a son, Carl Raymond Ramsey, Bennettsville, S.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Ray LOGAN, Madisonville; three brothers, E.D. Ramsey, Madisonville, J.T. Ramsey, Providence, and C.C. Ramsey, near Dalton; three sisters, Mrs. Robert SIGLER, Providence, Mrs. A.E. LARKIN and Miss Minnie Ramsey, Dalton section; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock this morning in Mt. Olivet church, with the Rev. S. R. GILLIAM officiating. Burial will be in Traylor cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 21, 1948.
Mrs. Jennie RAMSEY, 93, former resident of Webster county, died Friday in an Evansville hospital. She was the widow of the late J.R. Ramsey. Surviving are a son, Ernest Ramsey of Evansville; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at Alexander Funeral Home in Evansville and burial was in Springdale cemetery, Sebree.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 24, 1953.
Mrs. Lucinda RAMSEY, 70, died Friday in Evansville following an
illness of three years. She was the wife of E.J. Ramsey, Evansville
grocer, former Sebree tobacco buyer. Surviving besides the husband
are two daughters, Mrs. J.G. MILLER, Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs.
M.R. BROWN, Sebree; two sons, Delmar Ramsey, Evansville, and Pvt.
Willie D. Ramsey, Camp Cooke, Calif.; a brother, Roy BUCKINGHAM of
Oklahoma City, Okla.; and a sister, Mrs. Ernie MCCOY, Evansville. The
body was taken to Springfield Funeral Home in Sebree, and funeral
services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Baptist church. Burial
was in Springdale cemetery, Sebree. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday,
November 18, 1943.
Pvt. Robinson R. RAMSEY, jr., grandson of Carl Ramsey of Providence, died February 15, in Salzburg, Austria, of injuries suffered in an accident there on February 3. He did not regain consciousness after the accident. His father, Robinson Ramsey, sr., of Detroit, Mich., who formerly lived in Providence, was flown to Austria by the American Red Cross and remained with his son until his death. It was reported that the young soldier and two companions were riding in a truck down a long curved road when the brakes failed, the truck stalled on a guard rail of a railroad crossing and was struck by a freight train. Ramsey's two companions jumped and were not hurt but Ramsey, who was driving, was thrown about 20 feet and suffered brain concussion. Survivors are the parents; a brother, Kenny; six sisters, Shirley, Betty, Mary, Jackie, Lillian, and Louise, all of Detroit; and grandparents, Carl Ramsey of Providence, and Mr. and Mrs. A.E. WINTERS, Detroit. The body was returned to Detroit, arriving there Saturday. Funeral and burial were conducted there Tuesday.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, March 3, 1955.
Roscoe RAMSEY of Dixon died Friday in an Evansville hospital where he had been a patient since the previous Tuesday. Mr. Ramsey, member of a pioneer family, was born and reared in Dixon. He was a member of the Methodist church and served as secretary and member of the board of stewards. At the time of his death he was assistant postmaster and had recently gone into the mercantile business with his brother, Shirley Ramsey. He was a Mason, a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Dixon town board. For twenty-five years he was a traveling salesman for Alms and Doepke of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Ramsey was married to Miss Donna FULGHUM of Newbern, Tenn., who survives. Other survivors are the mother, Mrs. Bud Ramsey, Dixon; two sisters, Mrs. Sherman SEVERIN, Dixon, and Mrs. R.D. HOLT, Clay; and two brothers, Shirley and John Ramsey of Dixon. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Methodist church in Dixon, with the pastor, the Rev. Carl H. McGEE, officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery, Dixon.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 26, 1946. Compiler's note: According to his stone in Oak Grove cemetery, James Roscoe Ramsey, KY F2 USNRF WWI, was born 9 Mar 1890 and died 19 Apr 1946.
Shirley D. RAMSEY, 59, prominent Dixon dry goods merchant, died at 11 p.m. Saturday enroute to Methodist Hospital in Henderson after suffering a heart attack. He had suffered another attack a few days earlier and had been in the hospital for treatment but had improved and had returned home. Mr. Ramsey, born and reared in Dixon, was a son of the late Bud Ramsey, who was in the dry goods business in Dixon for many years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Dixon Men's Club. He had served as a member of the board of stewards of the church and was a trustee at the time of his death. He also had been a member of the town board. Survivors are the wife, Lila; a daughter, Mrs. Coolidge MELTON of Sebree; a son, James Warren Ramsey, who has been associated with his father in business for some time; mother Mrs. Mattie Ramsey, Dixon; two sisters, Mrs. R.D. HOLT of Clay and Mrs. Sherman SEVERIN of Dixon; a brother, John Ramsey, Dixon; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Dixon Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul ROYSTER of Smith Mills, the Rev. J.R. RANDOLPH and the Rev. Nealey PEARCY of Dixon officiating. Dixon business houses were closed during the services. Active pallbearers were James HAMMACK, V.G. WAGGENER, John CROWE, O.R. WRIGHT, Calvin LISMAN, and Roy STULL. Honorary pallbearers were J.M. RAYBURN, Emery VILLINES, Roy WATSON, J.T. BRADEN, Eugene SEVERIN, G.A. CARVILL, Otto BRILL, G.L. WITHERS, M.L. BLACKWELL, Dr. R.A. SCOTT, W.P. KUYKENDALL, I.N. ALDRIDGE, T.A. STEWART, and Cosby CAMPBELL. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Dixon. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 18, 1951.
Shirley G. RAMSEY, 73, of Clay, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday of a heart attack a short time after being admitted to Cardwell's Clinic
in Providence. A former Clay police judge, he was a member of the Methodist Church and served in the U.S. Army from 1906 until 1909.
Surviving are two sons, Chilton of Olmsted, Ill., and J.W. Ramsey of Michigan; two half-brothers, Carl of Marion, Ill., and L.A. Ramsey
of St. Louis; and grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay, with
the Rev. John C. BASSETT, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Clay, with Billy G. Mitchell
Post 289 of American Legion conducting graveside military rites. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 26, 1954.
Clarence Alvin RAY, seven-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leamon Ray, died at noon Tuesday in the home on Lake street. Besides the parents, brothers and sisters survive. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Temple, with the Rev. Hub HOGAN, of Morganfield, officiating. Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 2, 1948.
Madeline RAY; see Floyd WILLIAMSON obituary.
Mrs. Minnie RAY, 60, died at her home on Lake street at 11:30 p.m. Sunday of a heart ailment. She had been ill for seven years.
Survivors are the husband, Elbert Ray; two daughters, Mrs. Strother GENTRY and Mrs. Floyd WILLIAMSON, Providence; five
grandchildren; and two brothers, Robert COLEMAN of Princeton and Luther Coleman of Caldwell county. Funeral services were
held at the home at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. CUNNINGHAM of Madisonville officiating. Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 26, 1944.
Jackson RAYBORN, 20, of Evansville, formerly of Clay, was killed instantly Saturday afternoon in an automobile wreck near Evansville in which five other persons were injured. The car in which they were riding crashed into a viaduct railing just outside Howell on the old Henderson road. A section of railing, a two-by-eight inch timber about 16 feet long, penetrated the side of the car and was said to have caused the young man's death. Others injured were Ronald ARRICK, Henry Arrick, Donald MAYES, Jack WINFREY, and Donald ERNSPIGER, all of Evansville. Leo LAUGEL, also of Evansville, driver of the car, was uninjured. Mr. Rayborn was employed by International Harvester. During the war he served in the 82nd airborne paratrooper division for 19 months. He was overseas for three months. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Catherine Rayborn; a brother, Walter; and three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy STONECIPHER, Mrs. Ruth RAY, and Mrs. Jimmie VANOVER, all of Evansville. The body was brought Monday afternoon to Franklin Funeral Home in Clay. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the General Baptist church in Clay, with the Rev. R.T. MITCHELL officiating, assisted by the Rev. C.H. HOWARD. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 10, 1947.
Mrs. Annie Lindle RAYBURN, formerly of Dixon and wife of the late Dexter Rayburn, died Wednesday morning at her home in Berkeley, Calif. The body will be brought to Dixon for burial and will be accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Gilbert KNEISS. A short service will be helf at Tapp Funeral Home. Other arrangments are incomplete. The daughter, a granddaughter, and two great-grandchildren are the only immediate survivors. Mrs. Rayburn was a sister-in-law of Mrs. N.B. HUNT and Ed Rayburn of Henderson, J.M. Rayburn and Mrs. C.L. RAMSEY of Dixon.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 22, 1954. Compiler's note: Next issue of the paper gave these additional details: Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Lindle Rayburn.....were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Tapp Funeral Home in Dixon. The Rev. J.R. RANDOLPH, pastor of Dixon Methodist Church, officiated and burial was in Oak Grove cemetery, Dixon. Pallbearers were G.A. CARVILL, Otto BRILL, J.T. BRADEN, O.R. WRIGHT, Ernest VAUGHN, and George POWELL.
Burley RAYBURN, 64, of Evansville, formerly of Clay, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in an Evansville hospital following an illness of three years. He was a member of Waggener General Baptist church. Surviving are six brothers, Jim of Lola, Harry of Chicago, Kemp, Carl, Tom and Bob Rayburn of Evansville; three sisters, Mrs. Lilly CONRAD of Chicago, Mrs. Bailey BROOKS and Mrs. Hugh WILSON of Evansville. The body was brought Saturday to Franklin Funeral Home in Clay. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Clay General Baptist church, with the Rev. E.G. SISK of Dixon officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, March 6, 1952.
Mrs. Nannie RAYBURN, 78, of Evansville, formerly of Clay, died in Evansville at 8:30 p.m. Thursday after an illness of ten weeks.
Mrs. Rayburn lived in and near Clay until fifteen years ago when she moved to Chicago. After living there five years she moved to
Evansville. She was the widow of the late George Rayburn, a prominent farmer of the Clay section. She was a member of the
General Baptist church at Waggener. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. S.P. SPRINGER, Ashland section, Mrs. Lilly CONRAD
of Chicago, Mrs. Hugh WILSON and Mrs. Bailey BROOKS of Evansville; seven sons, Burley, Tom, Bob, Carl, and Kemp Rayburn
of Evansville, Jim Rayburn of Lola, and Harry Rayburn of Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie VANOVER of Providence, and Mrs.
Willie HERION of Clay; one brother, W.L. RAMSEY of Indianapolis, Ind.; 25 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. The body was
taken to Franklin Funeral Home in Clay, where it remained until time for the funeral. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday
in First Baptist church in Clay, with the Rev. E.G. SISK of Little Zion officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 19, 1945.
William H. RAYBURN, 43, of Providence died at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon
in Methodist Hospital in Henderson of injuries received in a head-on
collision Monday evening between Dixon and Poole, on U.S. 41 near Bro's
Camp. Frank Moore TAYLOR, 38, also of Providence, who was riding in the
same car, died almost instantly. The accident cast a pall of gloom over
the entire community because of the prominence of Mr. Taylor and Mr.
Rayburn in civic, fraternal, and church affairs. Both young men were
probably as well known and universally liked as any other two residents
of Providence. Mr. Rayburn was a member of the Methodist church, for
several years taught a class of boys in the Sunday School, for the
past three years had been Sunday School superintendent, and was a
member of the board of stewards. He was interested not only in his
own church and Sunday School but in all others. He was a member of
the Masonic lodge. For 27 years he had been a station clerk for the
Illinois Central System. He began his work at Wheatcroft in September
1922 and had worked at various stations from Louisville to Paducah
including the Providence area. Most of the time had been spent in
Providence and Wheatcroft. Surviving are the wife, the former Miss
Joe Nell TEAGUE; a son, Billie Joe, 5; a daughter, Kathy Joyce, 3
months; his mother, Mrs. Allen Rayburn, Wheatcroft; three sisters,
Mrs. Cecil BROWN, of Sturgis, Mrs. Jack CREIGHTON and Mrs. George
MARTIN, jr., Wheatcroft; and two brothers, J.D. Rayburn,
superintendent of Providence city schools, and James Allen Rayburn,
Sturgis. Funeral arrangements were not available.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 8, 1949.
Compiler's note: September 15th issue of the newspaper had the following additional information: Funeral
services for William H. (Bill) Rayburn were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday
in the Methodist church, with the pastor, the Rev. S.R. GILLIAM,
officiating. Burial was in Big Hill cemetery with Masonic rites at
the grave.
Mrs. Elmer REDMAN, sister of the Rev. C.W. DUFFER of Providence, died Monday in Louisville. Pneumonia developed following the birth of a child. Funeral and burial are to be held today.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 10, 1946.
Dixon, Ky. - Imogene PARRISH REDMAN, 91, died at 3:50 a.m. Saturday at Dawson Springs Health Care Center. She was retired from the Webster County schools and was a member of Dixon General Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Jack WATSON of Madisonville and Wess Watson of Dixon; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Dixon General Baptist Church, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Townsend Funeral Home, and from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the church.
Evansville (IN) Courier, undated.
John REED, 57, died last Wednesday night at his home in Wheatcroft
following a brief illness. He had been a resident of Wheatcroft for
forty years. Survivors are the wife, Fannie; one brother, Wynn Reed,
Drakesboro; and one sister, Mrs. Martha MORRIS, Pontiac, Mich.
Funeral services were conducted at the Union church in Wheatcroft
Thursday afternoon, with the Rev. JACKSON officiating. Burial was in
Rock Springs cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday,
September 9, 1943.
Mrs. Della FUGATE RENO, former Dixon resident, died Wednesday morning in her home in Central City. She was a daughter of the late M.L. and Sophie Fugate and was born and reared in Dixon. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. C.W. BENNETT, Dixon, and a brother, Bennie Fugate, Dawson Springs. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Today in Central City, and burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery, Dixon.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 15, 1949. Compiler's note: Delle [sic] F. Reno's stone in Oak Grove Cemetery gives her year of birth as 1871. Near her are buried: Marcus L. Fugate, 1837-1915; Sophia A. Fugate, 1845-1927; and Bennie L. Fugate, 1872-1950.
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth REYNOLDS, 77, formerly of Providence, died Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wallace CULLEN, and Mr. Cullen in Nortonville. She was the widow of the late Clarence Reynolds. Surviving besides the daughter are a son, Clyde Reynolds of Evansville; and a brother, Sam VAUGHN, of Eldorado, Ill. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Providence, with the Rev. Benjamin CONNAWAY officiating. Burial was in Cullen cemetery near Providence.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 1, 1953.
Charles Eugene REYNOLDS, 58, died suddenly at his home here at 11 p.m. Thursday. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Reynolds was manager of the meat department of the Providence Coal Mining Company store. Survivors are the wife, Martha Jane; three daughters, Mrs. Carl SIGLER, Mrs. Walter DAVID, and Sallie Belle Reynolds; four sons, James M., William, Oscar, and J.D. Reynolds, all of Providence; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas FULKERSON, Benton, Ill., and Mrs. Roland BRASIER, Harrisburg, Ill.; two brothers, Arwood Reynolds, Sturgis, and Maydell Reynolds, Providence; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Melton Funeral Home, with the Rev. T.G. HACKNEY officiating. Burial was in White Oak cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 26, 1946.
Mrs. Elizabeth REYNOLDS, 70, widow of the late Pete Reynolds, died
Friday at the home of her nephew, Madel Reynolds, following a
paralytic stroke. Survivors are a son, Clifton FULLER, Christian
county, and a brother, Jesse Reynolds, Earlington. Burial was
Saturday afternoon at White Oak cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 16, 1943.
Jerry Wayne REYNOLDS, born prematurely Sunday morning in Cardwell's Clinic, was stillborn and was buried
Sunday afternoon in White Oak cemetery. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reynolds. Survivors besides the
parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben PENDERGRAFF and Mr. and Mrs. Madell Reynolds.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 24, 1944.
Jim REYNOLDS, former Clay resident, died this morning at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. HUMPHREY, with whom he lived in Newburgh, Ind. Mr.
Reynolds, who was in his late seventies, had a number of relatives in
the Clay section. Survivors in addition to Mrs. Humphrey are two
other daughters, Mrs. Florence MISKE, New York City, and Mrs. Frank
BROSEND, Mt. Vernon, Ind., two sons, Bill Reynolds, Chicago, Ill., and
the Rev. Jett Reynolds, Ft. Branch, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Ann
DILLS, of the White Oak section. The body will be brought to Clay,
and funeral services will be held there Saturday, with burial in
I.O.O.F. cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 8, 1942.
Mrs. Mary Eliza REYNOLDS, 75, died at 3:55 p.m. Sunday at the home of her son, Omer Reynolds, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Webster county and was married in September 1891 to James Thomas Reynolds, who died some time ago. She had been a member of the General Baptist church for thirty years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lillie M. WINSTEAD, of Louisville, Mrs. Dortha HART and Mrs. Martha MARKS, Providence; six sons, Joe, William, Omer, Frank, and J.B., of Providence, and Edgar, of Madisonville; fifteen grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie MARTIN and Mrs. Joe SHELBY, of Hayti, Mo.; a half-sister, Mrs. Bill SILVEY, Providence rural route; and two half-brothers, Labe and Ed PULLAM, Providence. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday in the General Baptist church with her son-in-law, the Rev. E.D. Winstead, of Louisville, officiating, assisted by the Rev. W.M. FRISBY. Burial was in White Oak cemetry.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, February 16, 1950.
Mrs. Nancy Matilda REYNOLDS, 88, died Saturday at her home in Union county. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Smith NEWCOMB, Sullivan; a son Gus Reynolds, Sullivan; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in Rock Spring church, near Wheatcroft, where she had been a member for a number of years. The Rev. E.G. SISK officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 11, 1948.
Mrs. Bessie Ruth RICE, 61, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at her home on North Broadway. She was the former Miss Ruth LITCHFIELD,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Litchfield, and for a number of years was employed by the Boston Store and Eskind's Store
here. Surviving are the husband, Guy Rice; a sister, Mrs. Byrdie MARAMAN, Providence; and a brother, James R. Litchfield,
Springfield, Ill. The body is a Tapp Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. Robert
O. WILLIAMS will officiate. Burial will be in Big Hill Cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 21, 1961.
Funeral service for Miss Ina RICE, 83, who died Sunday at her home in Henderson, was held at Tapp Funeral Home here Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Harold P. GIBBS, pastor of the Christian church, officiated. Miss Rice made her home in Providence for many years before moving to Henderson 18 years ago. She was an aunt of Harold WYNN of Providence and Dr. Justice Wynn of Evansville. A sister, Miss Nell Rice of Henderson, formerly of Providence, and several nieces and nephews survive her. Burial was in Big Hill cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 26, 1952.
Polk L. RICE, 61, was found dead Tuesday morning in the yard of his home at Lisman. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Rice was a member of the Providence Masonic lodge. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Howard LANGSTON, Madisonville, and Mrs. Juanita GRIGGS, Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, G.B. Rice, Henderson, and J.T. Rice, Lisman; and four grandchildren. The body was taken Wednesday morning from Tapp Funeral Home in Providence to the home in Lisman. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 this afternoon in the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Lisman, with the Rev. C.D. COLE, of Mortons Gap, officiating. Burial will be in Lisman cemetery. Masons will be in charge.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 10, 1948. Compiler's note: Polk L. Rice's gravestone gives his date of birth as Nov. 12, 1886.
Thomas H. RICE, 62, son of the late T.K. and Minnie Rice, and native of Lisman, died in Chicago, Ill., on May 21 of a heart attack.
Mr. Rice was born in Lisman and remained there during his youth. He lived in Princeton for many years and was conductor on the
I.C. Railroad until a heart condition forced him to retire about 15 years ago. However, he had been much improved for the past five
years, and had been manager of a hotel in Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters, Mrs. Bob JACOB, Princeton,
and Mrs. Adrian HENNE, Metamora, Ill.; and one son, Charles E., of Chicago, now overseas. A sister, Mrs. Frances Rice KELLY,
lives in Louisville, and a brother, Will Rice, in Denver, Colo. Burial was in Princeton.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 28, 1945.
William H. RICE, 75, former Webster county resident, died July 4 at his home in Denver, Colo. He was born and reared at Lisman and was the oldest son of the late T.K. and Minnie Rice. Mr. Rice went to Denver in 1919. He served several terms as city councilman, and operated his own real estate agency until he was forced to retire fifteen years ago because of ill health. Survivors are the wife, Mary Emma; two daughters, Mrs. Marie R. RUFFING of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Maxine RIEGEL of Denver; a son, Kearney M. Rice of Denver; three grandchildren, Jeanne Ruffing of St. Louis, Patricia Ann and Kenneth Rice of Denver; two sisters, Mrs. Effie R. WILLIAMS of Denver and Mrs. Frances R. KELLY of Louisville; and two brothers, Whit Rice of Eddyville and Otho B. Rice of Oceanside, Calif. Funeral and burial were in Denver Wednesday, July 7.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 15, 1954.
Mrs. Alice RICH, 63, of Diamond, widow of the late Math Rich, died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday in Cardwell's Clinic where she had been a patient for two and a half weeks. She was improving from an illness of pneumonia when she suffered a stroke Wednesday morning. Surviving are a brother, Guy L. VAUGHN, Boulder, CO; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Vida ARMENTA and Mrs. Myrtle HIRST, of Alhambra CA. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Diamond Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The Rev. James ALDERSON officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. G. SISK. Burial was in Phythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, May 31, 1951.
Brice RICH, 71, of Clay, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4, at the home of his son, Lloyd Rich and Mrs. Rich in Evansville, following a long illness. Mr. Rich had been in Evansville two weeks. Surviving besides the son are the wife, Mrs. Maude Rich; one daughter, Mrs. Christine HADLEY of Evansville; one brother, Noah Rich of Clay; and eight grandchildren. The body was returned Sunday night to Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, at the General Baptist church in Clay, with the Rev. E.L. GRANT officiating, assisted by the pastor, the Rev. Minvil CLARK. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 15, 1954.
Hardy RICH, 72, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Earl E. GIBSON, near Clay, following an illness of several months. Also surviving are another daughter, Mrs. Elmer Gibson; three sons, Coll, Jim, and Johny Rich; ten grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Jeff HANOR; and two brothers, Brice and Noah Rich, all of Clay. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Franklin Funeral Home in Clay, with the Rev. R.T. MITCHELL, pastor of Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, May 23, 1946.
Judith Kay RICH, 3-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rich, died at 9 a.m. Friday in Hopkins County Hospital in Madisonville. Survivors are the parents; grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. Abe Rich; and brother, William Louis, all of Providence. Funeral services were conducted in the grandparents' home Saturday morning, with the Rev. Rich officiating, and burial was in White Oak cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 27, 1950.
Mathew RICH, 64, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at his home at Diamond. He had been ill for eighteen years and an invalid for the past several years. He was born in Webster county in December 1885, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vol T. Rich. He worked as a barber in Sturgis for several years, and for thirteen years was in the grocery business at Diamond. He was a member of Diamond Baptist Church. Surviving are the wife, Alice VAUGHN Rich; one sister, Mrs. B.F. JENNINGS, Providence; and five brothers, the Rev. Abe Rich, Willie, Ben and Ed Rich, of Providence, and Charles Rich, of Harrisburg, Ill. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist church in Sturgis, with the Rev. E.G. SISK, of Diamond, officiating, assisted by the Rev. James ALDERSON, pastor of Diamond church. Burial was in Pythian Ridge cemetery, Sturgis.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, March 2, 1950.
Noah RICH, 70, died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday at his home in Clay following a stroke a few days earlier. Surviving are the wife, Rosy; a son, Roy Rich, near Clay; one daughter, Mrs. Realus HARVEY, Diamond; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and three stepgrandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay, with the Rev. E.G. SISK officiating, assisted by the Rev. E.L. GRANT. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 27, 1955.
Mrs. Rachel Rosena RICH, 79, widow of the late Abner Rich, died at 6 a.m. Saturday in her home on Kentucky avenue following a long illness. Survivors are seven daughters, Mrs. H.L. HUGHES, Mrs. Charlie GOLD, Mrs. L.L. BALL, Mrs. Ernest WALLACE, of Providence, Mrs. Claud PARRISH, of Hammond, Ind., Mrs. E.T. WEBB, of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Audra GIBSON, of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, Claud Rich, Providence, and the Rev. W.D. Rich, Detroit; 24 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Rich was a member of Victory Baptist church where funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. E.G. SISK of Diamond and the pastor, the Rev. Albert KEMP, in charge. Grandsons were pallbearers and granddaughters were flower bearers. Burial was in Hopewell cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 5, 1947.
Ronnie Lee RICH, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rich, died
Friday afternoon at the home in Clay. Survivors besides the parents
are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert HOLLAND and Mr. and Mrs. Edd
Rich. Funeral services were held at the home at 2 p.m. Saturday, with
the Rev. Abe Rich of Providence in charge. Burial was in I.O.O.F.
cemetery in Clay. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December
10, 1942.