Hubert Lloyd Rice (1921 - 1962)

Born 27 Feb 1921 in Geraldine, Chouteau, Montana, United States

Died Mar 1962 at age 41 in Pacific Ocean

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Biography

Hubert Lloyd Rice was born on 27 February 1921^[1] in Geraldine, Chouteau County, Montana. His parents were William Perry Rice and Blanch Annetta Hackett, both of Eagle Butte, Choteau County, Montana.^[2]

In 1930, nine-year-old Hubert was living with his parents and four siblings in North Silverton, Marion County, Oregon.^[3]

In 1940, nineteen-year-old Hubert was living on his own and working as a farmer in Bull Lake, Lincoln County, Montana.^[4]

Hubert, who claimed his age was 23, married Alice Irene Loveless on 22 March 1941 in Lincoln County, Montana.^[5] They had the following children:

1. Marvel Anne Rice Summers^[6] (1943-2009)
2. Timothy Owen Rice^[7]

On 20 November 1945, Hubert enlisted in the United States Army.^[8]

At age 24, Hubert married Lorraine Augusta Verchueran,^[9] age 21 of Hart, Oceana County, Michigan, on 23 November 1945 in Havre, Hill County, Montana.^[10]

Hubert served in the United States Army in Korea and lost his life during a military flight.

Hubert passed away at age 41 in March 1962^[1] in the western Pacific Ocean.^[11][12] While his body was never found, he has a marker at Fort Leonard Wood Post Cemetery in Fort Leonard Wood , Pulaski County, Missouri. ^{[13] [14]}

Research Note: Lineage:

Hubert Lloyd Rice> William Pearl Rice> W. Albert Rice and Elizabeth Phillips > Shelton Rice and Sarah Adams > William and Alzira Rice> Drury Rice 1780 NC >John Bunlyn Rice, Sr. 1749 VA

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5C2-X48 : 11 January 2021), Hubert Rice, Mar 1962; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Montana, Chouteau County Records,1876-2011," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q296-QKDZ : 6 April 2016), Hubert Rice, Birth, 27 Feb 1921, Geraldine, Chouteau, Montana, United States; citing cert. #2531, various offices Chouteau County Courthouse and Museum of the Northern Plains River and Plains Society, Fort Benton; FamilySearch digital folder 005629111.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC95-HHD : accessed 7 May 2021), Hubert L Rice in household of William A Rice, North Silverton, Marion, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 7A, line 35, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1947; FHL microfilm 2,341,681.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQQ-2K1 : 4 January 2021), Hubert L Rice, School District 3 Bull Lake, Lincoln, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-4, sheet 1A, line 32, family 11, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2223.
5. ↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F33Z-QM9 : 2 March 2021), Hubert L. Rice and Alice Loveless, 22 Mar 1941; citing Marriage, Lincoln Co., , Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,902,501.
6. ↑ "Marvel Anne Summers," The Olympian (Olympia, Washington), 10 December 2009, page A4.
7. ↑ "Washington Birth Records, 1869-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23Q-T9GV : 8 March 2021), Hubert Lee Rice in entry for Timothy Owen Rice, 1946.
8. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNW-2B1 : 5 December 2014), Hubert L Rice, enlisted 20 Nov 1945, Ft Custer, Michigan, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
9. ↑ "Vital Statistics," The Havre Daily News (Havre, Montana), 26 November 1945, page 1.
10. ↑ "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37L-24D : 2 March 2021), Hubert Lloyd Rice and Lorraine Augusta Verchueran, 23 Nov 1945; citing Marriage, Hill, , Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,902,814.
11. ↑ "Plane Carrying GI's Missing at Sea," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), 16 March 1962, page 1; "Missing Plane," Part 2, page 8.
12. ↑ "Search Goes On for Plane Lost in Pacific with 107 Persons," St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), 17 March 1962, page 1; "Missing," Part 2, page 3A.
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #61221870
14. ↑ Find A Grave