Barbara Rice, 84, of Lafayette, went to be home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 4, at her home. She was born April 30, 1932, in Evansville to the late John and Marian Vickery Feigel Barbara graduated from Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, earned her bachelor’s degree and PhiContinue Reading
Barbara Rice, 84, of Lafayette, went to be home with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 4, at her home. She was born April 30, 1932, in Evansville to the late John and Marian Vickery Feigel
Barbara graduated from Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, earned her bachelor’s degree and Phi Beta Kappa membership from DePauw University in Greencastle, and earned her master’s degree from Indiana University in Bloomington. Barbara taught English and history and was an avid genealogist, authoring a text and several other materials on her findings. She actively served with the Tippecanoe County Historical Society, the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, and Covenant Church in West Lafayette. Barbara enjoyed singing (whether or not she knew the words), being with family (whether or not they were family), and telling stories (whether or not they were true).
On June 20, 1959, she married Thomas E. Rice, who survives. Together, they raised five sons: John (Sue) Rice of Mishawaka, Steve (Veronica) Rice of New Liberty, Dan (Brittany) Rice of Mishawaka, Jim (Jennifer) Rice of Fort Wayne, and Tom (Staci Lee) Rice of West Lafayette. Barbara was survived by sixteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 pm on Monday January 9,2017 at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd. Service will be at 4pm on Monday at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, with Dr. Rob Eyman officiating. Interment will be at Meadow View. In lieu of flowers, loved ones are encouraged to make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) or Covenant Church.
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