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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 17, 1993                   TAG: 9301180135
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: E-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT RICE, JOSEPH JERRY

RICE, Joseph Jerry 77, of Roanoke, passed away Friday, January 15, 1993, in a local hospital. He was a veteran of World War II, and was retired from N&W Railroad after 36 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Emma Barbour Rice, and one daughter and son-in-law, Norma R. and William Smith, all of Roanoke; two devoted nephews, Charles Perry of Roanoke, Lonnie Rice of Baltimore, Md.; one sister, Estelle L. Bell of Jamaica, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Randi B. Smith of Roanoke, Marc K. Smith of Richmond; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Hamlar-Curtis Chapel with Dr. J. Eugene Young officiating. Burial will follow in Williams Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Hamlar-Curtis, Morticians.

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