Robert Lee Rice Jr. (1939 - 2004)

Born 6 Feb 1939 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA

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Died 29 Nov 2004 at age 65 in Ceresco, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Robert L. Rice, Jr., 65, of Newton Township, died Monday, November 29, 2004^[1] in Battle Creek. Robert was born February 6, 1939, in Battle Creek, the son of Robert L. Rice, Sr.and Mary L. Hagelshaw. ^[2] He was a 1957 graduate of Marshall High School^[3] and attended Michigan State University in their Agricultural program and has been a farmer most of his adult life. Robert had also owned and operated the Rice Speed Shop. He enjoyed car racing, drag racing at Martin Speedway and NASCAR. He was a member of the Farm Bureau and Marshall Moose Lodge and had served as a volunteer firefighter with the Newton Fire Department for 20 years . He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mary L. Hagelshaw of Newton Township; two sons, a daughter, 3 step-children, six grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, one step-great-grandchild; brother and sister. Robert is buried in Newton Cemetery, Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.

   Name: Robert L. Rice

   Last Residence: 49033 Ceresco, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

   Born: 6 Feb 1939

   Died: 29 Nov 2004

   State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (1959-1960)

2. ↑ 1940; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1736; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 13-35. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
3. ↑ Marshall High School Yearbook Title: Dial; Year: 1956. Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
4. ↑ A Grave