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- Edward A. RICE, who had been
in failing health since receiving an injury to his chin,
- died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday in Mercy
hospital where he had been taken Friday night. He was a patient
in a Milwaukee hospital several weeks last fall and since then
had been cared for in his home in Milton.
- Mr. RICE was born on a farm
east of Milton, Feb. 24, 1883, the son of Miles and
- Carrie GREENMAN RICE, and spent
most of his life in this community. In his early manhood he was
a livestock dealer and later worked in the butcher shops in different
towns coming to Milton Junction from Milwaukee 19 years ago.
He opened the E. A. RICE market on Main street, and lived
in Milton Junction until about two years ago when he purchased
his mother's property in Milton and moved there, doing extensive
remodeling to the house.
- Just recently Mr. RICE sold
an interest in his meat market to his son-in-law Edward
- O. KARBERG, who has had charge
of the market since his discharge from the Navy.
- He was married to Alice THOMPSON,
daughter of the Late Mr. and Mrs. Randall
- THOMPSON,
March 25, 1903. She died April 26, 1926. He was married to Mrs.
Viola WILMARTH JONES, Aug. 23, 1927.
- He is survived by his wife; a daughter,
Mrs. Leanore C. KARBERG, Janesville; a
- step-son, Harold JONES, New
York City; a step-daughter, Mrs. Arlene HORNBURG, Milwaukee;
and four grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Carrie RICE,
Milton; and two sisters, Mrs. Anna STONE, Milton, and
Mrs. Polly HURLEY, Riverside, Calif. His father, Miles
RICE, died May 7, 1942.
- Mr. RICE was a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America and the Milton
- Junction Commercial club.
- Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday in the Gray and Albrecht funeral
- home, with Rev. W. S. Carr officiating.
Kenneth BABCOCK sang two selections. Burial was in Milton
cemetery with S. L. MABSON, Irving CRANDALL, E.
R. HULL, J. R. WOLFE, Fred WENDT and W.
S. HOWLAND acting as pallbearers. [Thursday edition,
p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- The funeral of Mrs. Emma WHITFORD
[nee Emenetta Jane BABCOCK] was held
- in the Albion S.D.B. church, Friday,
Jan. 11. Rev. K. B. Van Horn officiated. Kenneth BABCOCK,
a nephew of Mrs. WHITFORD, sang two selections accompanied
by Mrs. Robert GAINES. Pallbearers were Kenneth and
Lawrence BABCOCK, Willard and Robert BABCOCK, Prof.
Milton VAN HORN, and Cecil BROWN, all nephews of
Mrs. WHITFORD. Burial was in Albion Evergreen cemetery.
[Thursday edition, p. 2]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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