Elizabeth was a housewife most of her life. She and her husband, Roger Q Rice, lived on several farms in the New Bloomfield area. Together they raised 9 children through the depression years. After the depression they moved their family from the farm to Fulton where Roger began working in the brick refractories.

Through the "lean years", she helped feed the family by taking in laundry for people. Her specialty was cooking delicious meals, when she had the materials to do so. She loved to raise beautiful flowers. She took good loving care of her children.

Mrs. Roger Rice, 214 West Second street, died shortly before midnight last night at her home. She had suffered a heart attack recently and had been in ill health since that time.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from a son, M-Sgt. Marshall Leroy Rice, now on duty with the Air Force in Turkey. The body was taken to the Wallace Funeral Home.

A native of Callaway County, Mrs. Rice was the former Elizabeth Phillips, a daughter of Benjamin N. and Mary Phillips, and was born on March 20, 1890. The family later moved to Boone County.

On Nov. 22, 1913, she was married to Roger Rice and they moved to Callaway County, and lived all of their married life in Callaway. Mr. Rice survives.

She became a member of the Baptist Church in 1919 and was a member of the First Baptist Church here at the time of her death.

In addition to her husband and the son in Turkey, she is survived by eight other children, Sanford Rice, Moses Lake, Wash.; Mrs. Arthur Turpin, San Diego, Calif.; William Phillip Rice, Lamar, Colo.; Fred Rice, Pueblo, Colo.; the Rev. Irvin K. Rice, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs Lloyd Powell, Harry Rice and Earl Rice, all of Fulton.

Also surviving are a brother, Alfred Phillips, Fulton; three sisters, Mrs. John A. Bowers, Van Nuys, Calif.; Mrs. Annie Hudson, Columbia; and Mrs. Eunice Sweeten, Fulton; thirteen grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.