| Show Mrs Olean Rice Reaches Step i l I V Vt I t 11 k s 1 f a at t I. I Mr Mrs Ma D. D L. L Olean Olcan Rice will celebrate her bir birthday day on May 5 5 Mrs Rice enjoys enjo's recollecting the early days and has stored many memories which make her an interesting person She marvels at the progress that has been made In Davis Co County nt as well welt as in the state When she rides on the now new freeway to Salt Lake City she recalls when it was a single bumpy dirt Toad road and the homes and buildings buildings build build- ings were few Cew and far tar between She recalls shaking hands with five live presidents of the Church and four presidents of the United States She associated ed with prominent people of othe oC State of Utah and they made visits to her home f r-f r L Mrs Rice was born in Farm Farm- l I ington May 5 5 1872 a daug daughter ter of oC James T T. T and Cecelia Christensen Chris Chris- Smith She married the late David L. L Rice in the Logan Temple Sept 3 1891 The They spent their entire married life in Farmington She is the mother of 01 11 children children children chil chil- dren eight of oC whom are arc living living- Erma and Austin Farmington Rawl S. S Smithfield James S S. S Bountiful LeGrande Salt Lake City Mrs Rulon D. D Emit Emily Barnes Mrs Ezra 0 O. Hilda HUda Moss Woods Cross Mrs Don Belle Bette Aamodt Boun She also has 28 grandchildren dren and 29 great dren Mrs 1 Rice has been a prominent nent figure in political civic and church affairs of oC Davis County and the state slate for Cor many years ears She served as Davis County Vice Chairman for Cor 25 years ears and during her tenure of office orfice Mrs Rice was a delegate delegate dele gate to three national conven conven- Though she has retired from active participation in party affairs she still takes an interest in politics and followed the tho recent campaigns with great interest Mrs 1 Rice was the first president president dent of oC the Davis County DUP She was a member of the Davis is Stake UA Board and president president president dent of oC the South Farmington UA and a teacher In the Farmington Ward Relief Socie- Socie t iy ty During World War 1 Mrs Rice was vice president to the late Marth 1 E E. E Barnes in the thc Davis County Chapter of the American Red Cross and later served as president She received ed a bronze plaque from President President dent Woodrow Wilson for distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- service in Red Cross work |
