SARAH JEMINA RICE
1877-1939
Mrs. Rice, 75, Dies Tuesday at Barnetts Creek
Mrs. Jemina (Auxier) Rice, Barnetts Creek, Ky., died at her
home there Tuesday, March 18. she was one of the most
prominent women of the county and a member of a prominent
family.
She was a daughter of the late George W. and Angeline
(Prater) Auxier.
She was married to Wilson Rice on January 11, 1895.
She was 73 years of age, having been born September 20, 1877,
at Mash Fork, Magoffin county.
Mrs. Rice was the mother of 13 children, all of whom are
living. They are Minnie Hitchcock, Malta Pelphrey, Ellen
Rice, Walter Rice, Della Rice, Martin Rice, Millard Rice,
Dixie Sherman, Mary Rice, Martha Turner, Harvey Rice, Anna
May Lemaster and Virgene Litteral. She is also survived by
five brothers and one sister, Mrs. Martha Vaughan and I. L.
(Link) Auxier, Paintsville; Sam, G. G., and W. A. Auxier, all
of Manila, and Millard Auxier, California.
Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at
the United Baptist Church at Fish Trap.
INCOMPLETE OBIT
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
3-20-1941
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