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OBITUARY OF ELIZABETH A. (SHRENK) RICE
The Hutchinson News
Monday, May 25, 1925, p.2
WIDOW OF PIONEER CONTRACTOR IS DEAD
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Rice, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.M. MOORE, following an illness of over four years duration. The funeral services will be held from the Moore home tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 and interment will be in the Eastside cemetary.
Elizabeth A. SHRENK was born at Bucyrus, Ohio on November 6, 1843 and married to George H. RICE at Attica, Ohio on October 19, 1865. They came to Hutchinson in 1884 and Mr. Rice who was a contractor, built many of the buildings standing today, the Masonic Temple, the Sidlinger building, and all the stone school buildings. Later they moved back to Ohio in 1891.
Mrs. Rice came a second time to live in Hutchinson in 1911 after her daughter, Belle RICE was married to E.M. MOORE and she has made her home here ever since. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. MOORE and Mrs. S.M. DOWNING of Monroe, LA., who will come for the funeral. Also by a sister, Mrs. C.J. HILLIS, of Centerton, Ohio and two brothers, John SHRENK of Omaha and A.H. SHRENK of Harrisburg, PA. She was a most lovable woman.
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OBITUARY OF GEORGE H. RICE
The Shelbyville Democrat
Monday, November 14, 1910
Injuries received in an accident that happened several years ago hastened the death of George H. Rice, which occurred at his home on west south Street at about eight o'clock Saturday night. The deceased was a well known carpenter contractor, and at the time he was injured, he was engaged in remodeling the Bert Kennedy residence on west Hendricks street. He was caught beneath a portion of a falling roof and for several days it was believed that his injuries would prove fatal. For the past few months his condition has been extremely critical and no hopes were entertained by members of the family for his recovery. He was aged seventy-four years, three months and two days. The deceased was also a sufferer from heart trouble, and this was the immediate cause of his death.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Miss Belle Rice and Mrs. Ollie Downing of Oseola, Arkansas. Mr. Rice was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge ar Hutchinson, Kansas. In the Civil War he served his country in Co.K (Note: Civil War Pension says it was Co.H) of the Fourteenth Ohio Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. The Odd Fellows and the members of the Dumont Post had active parts in the burial ceremonies. The pall-bearers were selected from these two organizations and were as follows: James H. Nail, A.J. Ensminger, Pollard McKenney, Emmett Itce, Wiliam H. Norris and James K. Bowers. The funeral services were held at the residence at two o'clock this afternoon. Rev. O.A. Cook officiated and the interment was made in Forest Hill cemetary in charge of Stewart & Fix.
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