William K. RICE b. 06 Jul 1916 Newton Co. IN d. 11 Sep 1997 St. Louis Co. MO: Appalachian Aristocracy

1916 - 1997 (81 years)

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Name	William K. RICE
Born	06 Jul 1916	Newton Co. IN
Gender	Male
Died	11 Sep 1997	St. Louis Co. MO
Buried	Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Affton, St. Louis Co. MO
	Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80926806
Notes	OBITUARY From Find A Grave William K. Rice, 81; Was Credit Manager William K. Rice, a retired credit manager for McKesson Drug Co. in St. Louis, died Thursday (Sept. 11, 1997) at his home in Fenton after suffering from prostate cancer. He was 81. Mr. Rice was a credit manager for 25 years with Mc Kesson, a wholesale drug firm, before he retired in 1982. He joined the company in 1935. In the late 1940's he was involved with the Boy Scouts here. He was formerly active at Concord Trinity Methodist Church in south St. Louis County. Mr. Rice was born in Roselawn, Ind., and grew up in Butler, Mo. After attending the old City College of Law and Finance in St. Louis, he served in the Army infantry in the European Theatre in World War II. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Kutis Funeral Home, 10151 Gravois Road, Affton. The funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The body will be entombed at Sunset Memorial Park & Mausoleum. Among the survivors are his wife, Nancy N. Rice; a daughter, Ruth Patterson of Mount Laurel, NJ; three sons, William K. Rice of Winnetka, Ill., Bart Rice of Murray, Utah, and Robert E. Rice of Lee's Summit, Mo.; a sister, Ruth Thomas of Oklahoma City; two brothers, John H. Rice of Kirkwood and Dr. C.M. Rice of Evanston, Ill.; and five granddaughters. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Concord Trinity Methodist Church, 5275 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. 63126. -------- Rice, William K., Age 81, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 1997. He retired in 1982 from McKesson Corp., after a 47 year career, including 30 yrs in Chicago, 15 years in St. Louis and 2 years St. Paul. He served a 3 year tour of duty during World War II with the 89th Infantry Division, 355th Regiment, in the European Theater. During his retirement he traveled extensively during the winter months. He was active with the Boy Scouts of America for 20 years and active in the Methodist Church, wherever he was located. Born July 6, 1916 to Dr. C.M. and Mable Rice (nee Burgess), he grew up in Butler, MO and attended City College of Law & Finance in St. Louis. He was the dear husband of the late Esther Rice (nee Bartlett) and the beloved husband of Nancy Rice (nee Neu), dear father of William K. (Marion) Rice, Jr. of Winnetka, IL, Ruth R. (Gene) Patterson of Mt. Laurel, NJ, R. Bartlett of Murray, UT and Robert E. of Lee's Summit, MO; dear brother of Dr. C.M. (Arlene) Rice Jr., John H. Rice, Ruth R. Thomas and the late Burgess J. and James V. Rice, dear grand-father to 5 granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Sat., Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m. at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois. Entombment Sunset Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Concord Trinity United Methodist Church, 5275 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63126. In parlor Friday 4-8 p.m.
Person ID	I28828	Master File
Last Modified	17 Feb 2015

Father	Dr. Clair Malcolm RICE, b. 03 Jun 1879, Hebron, Porter Co. IN , d. 15 Feb 1953, Chicago, Cook Co. IL (Age 73 years)
Mother	Mabel Burgess, b. 18 Apr 1877, Chicago, Cook Co. IL , d. 09 Feb 1943, Bates Co. MO (Age 65 years)
Family ID	F12337	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Ruth Esther Bartlett, b. 25 Oct 1917, Bates Co. MO , d. 16 May 1963, Chicago, Cook Co. IL (Age 45 years)

Children

	1. William K. RICE, Jr.
	2. Bartlett RICE
	3. Robert RICE
	4. Ruth RICE

Last Modified 17 Feb 2015

Family ID F12348 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Nancy Neu
Last Modified	17 Feb 2015
Family ID	F12350	Group Sheet \| Family Chart