Opal Stem Conner Rice

1927 - 2012  (85 years)

• Name	Opal Stem Conner Rice
  Born	5 Feb 1927	Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Feb 2012	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	21 Feb 2012	Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6014	Rossville
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Floyd E Stem
  Mother	Elizabeth Gibbs Stem
  Family ID	F7650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elbert B Conner
  Married	19 Jun 1947
  Divorced	YES
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Dell Conner Pelfrey,   b. 10 Jan 1959, Waco, McLennan County, Texas ,   d. 19 Apr 2014, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 55 years)   2. Judy L Conner O'Neil   3. Martha J Conner Cook   4. Terry L Conner,   d. 2003   5. Stephen E Conner,   d. 1989   6. Jerry E Conner
  Last Modified	29 May 2018 09:10:58
  Family ID	F4004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Walter L Rice, Jr.,   b. 3 Nov 1925, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Aug 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 68 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1969	Waco, McLennan County, Texas
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2019 13:19:47
  Family ID	F7651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 21 Feb 2012 - Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Rice, Opal 1 Opal Stem Rice MAPLE HILL - Opal Stem Rice, 85, passed away Friday, February 17,2012 in Topeka. She was born February 5, 1927 near Colmesneil, TX, the daughter of Floyd E. and Elizabeth Gibbs Stem. Opal had lived in Texas until moving to the Maple Hill community in 1969. She had lived in Topeka since 2007. Mrs. Rice was a secretary for the Texas Farm Bureau and had worked at State Office Systems in Topeka. She worked for her husband at Rice Accounting in Maple Hill. She was married to Elbert B. Conner on June 19,1947. They later divorced. She was married to Walter L. Rice Jr. on August 2, 1969. He preceded her in death on August 9, 1994. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Stephen in 1989 and Terry in 2003. Surviving are her children, Judy (Stephen) O'Neill, San Bernardino, CA, Jerry (Jaye) Connor, Topeka, Martha (Stephen) Cook, Topeka, Nancy (Randall) Pelfrey, Rossville; a step daughter, Trudy (Gary) Filkins, Topeka; daughters-in-law Margaret Conner and Joyce Conner, both of Maple Hill; three sisters, Vera Watson, Ft. Smith, AR, Lena Hester, Phoenix, AZ, and Linda Sheffield, Silsbee, TX; 11 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 21,2012 at the Maple Hill Community Congregational Church, Maple Hill. Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Rice will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Monday, February 20, 2012 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
  		Obituary- Rice, Opal 2 Opal S. Rice Opal S. Rice, 85, passed away Feb. 17,2012, in Topeka. She was born Feb. 5, 1927 near Colmesneil, Texas, the daughter of Floyd E. and Elizabeth Gibbs Stem. Opal had lived in Texas until moving to the Maple Hill community in 1969. She had lived in Topeka since 2007. Mrs. Rice was a secretary for the Texas Farm Bureau and had worked at State Office Systems in Topeka. She worked for her husband at Rice Accounting in Maple Hill. She was married to Elbert B. Conner on June 19, 1947. They later divorced. She was married to Walter L. Rice Jr. on Aug. 2, 1969. He preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 1994. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Stephen in 1989 and Terry in 2003. Surviving are her children and their spouses, Judy and Stephen O’Neill of San Bernadino, Calif., Jerry and Jaye Connor of Topeka, Martha and Stephen Cook of Topeka, Nancy and Randall Pelfrey of Rossville; a stepdaughter, Trudy Filkins and husband Gary of Topeka; daughters-in-law, Margaret and Joyce Conner of Maple Hill; three sisters, Vera Watson of Fort Smith, Ark., Lena Hester, Phoenix, Ariz., and Linda Sheffield, Silsbee, Texas; 11 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Feb. 21 at Maple Hill Community Congregational Church, Maple Hill. Interment followed in the Maple Hill cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Helping Hands Humane Society and sent in care of the funeral home.