Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, June 22, 1993 TAG: 9306220323
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: DUBLIN LENGTH: Short
OBIT RICE, BETSY ROSS
RICE, Betsy Ross, 62, of Dublin and formerly of Pearisburg, died Monday
morning, June 21, 1993 in a Roanoke hospital. Born in Pearisburg, she was a
daughter of the late Charles and Nannie Haskett Austin. She was preceded in
death by a son, Tony Rice. Surviving are her husband, Mason W. Rice; one son,
Arthur W. Rice of Eggleston; two daughters, Gloria R. Martin of Dublin and
Loretta Rice of Pembroke; three brothers, Bobby Austin of Dublin, Billy Austin
of Roanoke; and Lee Austin of Pearisburg; two sisters, Ethel Snider of
Roanoke, and Jo Ann Riddle of Peterstown, W. Va.; eight grandchildren. Funeral
services Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. in the Kendall Funeral Chapel, Pembroke, with
the Rev. Tommy Peters and the Rev. Eddie Kendall officiating. Burial will be
in the McClaugherty Cemetery at Clendennin in Giles County. The family will
receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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