Lawrence R. Rice
Born: July 11th, 1923
Died: July 3rd, 1999
Obituary
Lawrence R. (Pappy) Rice, 75, of Burlington, died at 1 a.m. Saturday, July 3, 1999, at his home. Born July 11, 1923, in Kingston, he was the son of George and Lena Brown Rice. On June 12, 1948, he married Patricia A. Pitzer in Burlington. Mr. Rice worked for 15 years as a woodworker for Leopold Desk Co., and worked as a production worker for the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant before retiring. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of Oak Street Baptist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Larry Rice of Sperry, Michael Rice of Danville, and Kevin and Darrin Rice, both of Burlington; six daughters, Laura Smith of Bedford, Texas, Connie McGinity, Diana Smith, LeAnna Wagler, Rhonda Murphy, and Stacy Sturdivant, all of Burlington; 24 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren