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Walker-Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home
98 W. Main St.
Norwalk, OH 44857
Phone: 419.663.4513
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Betty L. Rice, 89, of Norwalk, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Gaymont Nursing Center.

She was born January 6, 1925 in Lima, Ohio, to the late Jesse F. and Evadna (Tidd) Mowery, and came to this area in 1958 from Chicago, Illinois.

Betty retired from Rotary Printing Company in 1976, and moved to Sebring, Florida where she and her late husband owned the Gettings Highlander Motel and Travel Trailer Park. They returned to Norwalk, Ohio in 1993. She enjoyed playing bingo, cooking, traveling, and babysitting children.

Betty is survived by her children, Ed Rice, Mike Rice, Angela Cramer, Roxann Depinet, Tom Rice, and Patty Green. Betty is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, by her brother, Donald Mowery of Findlay, Ohio, and by her sister, Patty Moyer of Wayesfield, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett E. Rice in 2014, and by her daughter, Sharon Townsend in 2014.

Friends may call on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:30 a.m. in Walker Funeral Home, 98 West Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. Chaplain David Detwiller of Stein Hospice Service will officiate. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to Stein Hospice Service, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, Ohio 44870. Online condolences may be made by going to www.edwalkerfuneralhome.com.