From the Lodi Sentinel, 5 Nov 1918:
James Rice passed away Saturday at his home, 500 East Pine street, after a short illness. He was a native of Kentucky, aged 38 years, 11 months and 15 days.
He leaves a wife Ida M. The remains are at the Hale & Bawden chapel, and the notice of the funeral will be given later.
The deceased was the son of Mrs. Sarah Rice of Huntington, West Virginia and brother of Mrs. Theodore Pack and Chas. R. Rice of Boyle, Miss.