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James Washington Rice, 49, of Colora, died in Union Hospital on Tuesday, February 22, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident early Tuesday morning. Robert Snodgrass of the Jehovah's Witnesses Church, near Rising Sun, conducted funeral services Friday, February 26, at the Tyson Funeral Home, Rising Sun. Born in West Virginia, he was employed at Chrysler Corporation, Newark, Del., at the time of his death, and was a member of the Jehovah's WitnessesChurch. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. James W. Rice, and three children; James Otha Rice, currently serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Donald Wayne and Catherine Gail Rice, both at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rice, South Boston, Va.; two sisters, Virginia Rice, South Boston, and Dorothy Rice, Washington, D.C.; and nine. brothers, Oliver, Cheverly, Md., Lewis, Baltimore, Md., Morall and Rayford, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Parham, Clarkton, Va., Clifton, Richmond, Va., Ernest, South Boston, Va., and Raymond and G.W. Rice, both of Lynchburg, Va. Interment was in West Nottingham Cemetery, Colora. In a seprate accident on Route 273 near 273 near Gallaher Road, James Washington Rice, 47, of COlora, sustained injuries that caused his death less than 12 hours later in Union Hospital,Elkton. State Police at the North East barracks reported that Rice,who was employed at Chrysler Corporation, Newark,Del.,was east boundon Route 273 at about 6 a.m. when he ran off the rain-slickroad, lost control of his Volkswagen,struck an embankment, and rolled over approximately five times. Rice's injuries were at first reported to be minor, including fractured ribs. It was later learned,however,that he also suffered a ruptured spleen. He died at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday,February 23, 1971
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