Leo Merrill Rice ¹¹⁰

Iroquois County Times Republic
Illinois
May 17, 1978

Leon M. Rice

Leo M. Rice, 75, of Onarga, died at 5:30 a.m. today at the Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, following a five-week illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Knapp Funeral Home in Onarga with Pastor Thomas Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Onarga Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

He was born April 2, 1903 in Piper City, the son of Fred and Linda Thompson Rice and spent his entire lifetime in the Onarga area.

He married Anita Lindsey August 6, 1924 at Kentland and she survives along with one grand-daughter, Mrs. Virginia Cultra of Onarga and one grandson, Allen Jackson Jr. of Kankakee. Mr. Rice was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Dianne.

He was a member of the Onarga Methodist Church, a 50 year member of the Onarga Masonic Lodge, a 50 year member of the Eastern Star, a graduate of the Onarga High School and the Worsham College of Mortuary Science of Chicago and was a life long licensed funeral director and embalmer.

  Events

• He appeared on the census in 1910 in Ridgeland, Iroquois County, Illinois. He lived in the household of his maternal grandmother, Ellen Thompson.

• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. He lived with his mother in the household of his step-father.

• He appeared on the census in 1930 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. He was head of household and rented for $22 monthly.

• He appeared on the census in 1940 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. He was head of household and rented for $16 monthly.

• He was educated at Onarga High School in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois.

• He was educated at Worsham College of Mortuary Science, Chicago in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

• He worked as a book keeper at a bank and funeral director/embalmer.

• He was a member of the Onarga Methodist Church, the Onarga Masonic Lodge, and Eastern Star.

• His funeral was held at at Knapp Funeral Home 20 May 1978 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois.

Leo married Anita Ann Lindsey, daughter of Ira Mason Lindsey and Carrie Amelia Capen, 6 August 1924 in Kentland, Newton County, Indiana.¹⁰⁷ (Anita Ann Lindsey was born 21 September 1899 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois (on farm),¹⁰⁹ died 9 December 1994 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois at Iroquois Memorial Hospital ¹⁰⁹ and was buried 12 December 1994 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois at Onarga Cemetery ¹⁰⁹.)