Patricia Ann Rice 1930 - 2008

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Posted By: deb (email)
Date: 2/17/2014 at 09:26:12

Patricia Ann "Pat" Rice, 78, of Burlington died at 10:25 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at her home.
Born May 5, 1930, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Henry Pitzer and Margaret Lemme. On June 12, 1948, she married Lawrence R. "Pappy" Rice in Burlington. He died July 3, 1999.

Mrs. Rice was a homemaker.

She was of the Christian faith and was an avid Cardinals and Iowa Hawkeye basketball fan. She enjoyed traveling to visit her family, playing cards, cooking and canning, collecting bells and hulling walnuts.

Survivors include four sons, Larry, Kevin and Darrin Rice, all of Burlington, and Michael Rice of Danville; six daughters, Laura Smith of Bedford, Texas, and Connie McGinity, Diana Smith, LeAnna Wagler, Rhonda Murphy and Stacy Sturdivant, all of Burlington; 26 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; one great-great-stepgrandchild; two sisters, Lola Jean Allsup of St. Mary, Ohio, and Henrietta Hillyer of Middletown; and several nieces, nephews; great-nieces; and great-nephews; and great-great-nieces; and great-great-nephews.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and one infant son.