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William Melvin “Shorty” Rice

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William Melvin “Shorty” Rice

Birth
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death
17 Jan 1989 (aged 78)
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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William was the son of William Luther and Sallie Elizabeth (Watson) Rice. He married Bessie L. Morrison in 1939 and they were the parents of one son: Melvin Allen.

Greensboro News and Record, NC
January 19, 1989

W. M. 'SHORTY' RICE

SALISBURY - W. M. 'Shorty' Rice, 78, of 500 Mitchell Ave. died Tuesday at the home of his son.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mildord Hills United Methodist Church of which he was a member. Burial will be in Rowan Memorial Park.
Rice was the owner and operator of a grocery store in Woodleaf.
Surviving are son, Allen Rice of Salisbury; brother, Graham Rice of Woodleaf; sister, Mrs. Helen Everhardt of Charlotte; two grandchildren.
The family will be at Summersett Funeral Home 7-8:30 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P. O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.
William was the son of William Luther and Sallie Elizabeth (Watson) Rice. He married Bessie L. Morrison in 1939 and they were the parents of one son: Melvin Allen.

Greensboro News and Record, NC
January 19, 1989

W. M. 'SHORTY' RICE

SALISBURY - W. M. 'Shorty' Rice, 78, of 500 Mitchell Ave. died Tuesday at the home of his son.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mildord Hills United Methodist Church of which he was a member. Burial will be in Rowan Memorial Park.
Rice was the owner and operator of a grocery store in Woodleaf.
Surviving are son, Allen Rice of Salisbury; brother, Graham Rice of Woodleaf; sister, Mrs. Helen Everhardt of Charlotte; two grandchildren.
The family will be at Summersett Funeral Home 7-8:30 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rowan County, P. O. Box 1603, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.


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  • Created by: Sharon R.
  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157179567/william_melvin-rice: accessed ), memorial page for William Melvin “Shorty” Rice (9 Oct 1910–17 Jan 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157179567, citing Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Sharon R. (contributor 46795073).