Olive Rosella Rice of Cottage Grove died June 8 of congestive failure. She was 84. Rice was born Dec.4, 1918, in Menlo, Kan., to William and Jennie Carroll Clark. She married Howard Rice in Eaton, Colo., on June 24, 1936. In 1941, the couple moved to Washington state. They moved to Cottage Grove in 1955. After graduating from Eugene Business College, Rice started working at the U.S. Forest Service in Cottage Grove. From 1957 to 1967, she and her husband owned and operated the Walker Store. Rice is remembered as an expert seamstress, a talented artist, and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She volunteered 15 years as a hostess at the local senior center, where she enjoyed playing cards with friends. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and belonged to the Mount View Sewing and Quilting Club and to the Thursday Pinochle Club. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Jan Winders of Cottage Grove; a son, Jerry of Temecula, Calif., 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren. A son, Carl died in 1968 and a grandson, Mike Woodward died in 1983. A memorial service was held June 14 at Walker Church in Saginaw. burial Walker Cemetery.
A big Thankyou to J. D. Larimore for providing me with the obit.
A big Thankyou to J. D. Larimore for providing me with the obit.
Olive Rosella Rice of Cottage Grove died June 8 of congestive failure. She was 84. Rice was born Dec.4, 1918, in Menlo, Kan., to William and Jennie Carroll Clark. She married Howard Rice in Eaton, Colo., on June 24, 1936. In 1941, the couple moved to Washington state. They moved to Cottage Grove in 1955. After graduating from Eugene Business College, Rice started working at the U.S. Forest Service in Cottage Grove. From 1957 to 1967, she and her husband owned and operated the Walker Store. Rice is remembered as an expert seamstress, a talented artist, and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She volunteered 15 years as a hostess at the local senior center, where she enjoyed playing cards with friends. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and belonged to the Mount View Sewing and Quilting Club and to the Thursday Pinochle Club. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Jan Winders of Cottage Grove; a son, Jerry of Temecula, Calif., 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and 2 great great grandchildren. A son, Carl died in 1968 and a grandson, Mike Woodward died in 1983. A memorial service was held June 14 at Walker Church in Saginaw. burial Walker Cemetery.
A big Thankyou to J. D. Larimore for providing me with the obit.
A big Thankyou to J. D. Larimore for providing me with the obit.
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