Betty Jane Rice, age 91, daughter of Albert Raymond Frey and Gladys Pearl (Maxvill) Frey, was born on Feb. 22, 1929, near Huggins, Mo. She died Dec. 24, 2020, at Houston House Nursing Home, Houston, Mo., after a brief illness.
Betty grew up in the Huggins area and attended Oak Grove, Number One (Ballard) and Long Valley elementary schools. After graduation, she was needed to help at home and did not go on to high school. However, she had been an incredibly good student and loved to learn, so later in life, she studied for and took the General Educational Development (GED) tests and earned a high school diploma.