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Sunday, February 06, 2000 Page: 5A
February 3, 2000 ary Margaret (Keller) Rice, 93, of Largo, Fla., and formerly
of Avoca, died Thursday at Sabal Palms Health Care Center, Largo. Born Oct.
22, 1906, in Avoca, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Julia (Reap)
Keller. She was a graduate of East Stroudsburg University and was a member of
St. Mary’s Church, Avoca. She retired from Ormond Beach Public Schools,
Florida. She also taught in the Duryea school system and East Orange School
District, New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her husband, William J.
Rice; and brother, Thomas Keller. Surviving are her brother, Francis Keller,
Avoca; sister, Constance St.John, Largo; nieces and nephews. Funeral services
will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Avoca, with
a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church. Interment will
be in St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Monday. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Florida
Suncoast, 300 E. Bay Dr., Largo, Fla. 33770.