Shelby Frank Rice

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Shelby Frank Rice, age 87, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at his home. He was born June 12, 1931, in Valiant, Okla., the son of Frank Rice and Nelia Thompson Rice. He married Sandra Brown in 1963. Following high school, Shelby graduated from barber school in Oklahoma. He worked as a barber for several years and also worked for the Tulsa Fire Department. In addition to working for the fire department, Shelby also operated the Rice Cattle Company. Following his retirement from the fire department, the Rice family moved from Oklahoma to a ranch west of Farlington, Kan. They lived there for several years before moving to Fort Scott in 1984.

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