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- The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV)
May 9, 2002
ALICE BOUTWELL RHEA, 80, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2002, at her residence.
She had been a resident of Woodlands Retirement Community for many years, and had also lived in Paragould, Arkansas, Chillicothe, Ohio, and Pensacola, Florida.
She was born December 20, 1921, in Clawson, Michigan, a daughter of J.H. and Beatrice Morse Boutwell. She was a graduate of Shreve High School, Shreve, Ohio, and earned an RN degree from Williamson Memorial Hospital, Williamson, West Virginia. She went on to earn a degree as nurse anesthetist from Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1964, she married Kermit Rhea, who died in 1994. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dr. W.S. Boutwell and Dr. Joseph H. Boutwell Jr.
Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Herman Moore, formerly of Huntington, now residing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and a brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Charles and Gladys Boutwell of Huntington several nieces and nephews, including a special nephew, Tom Moore and his wife, Lynn of Huntington and other dear family members.
Alice enjoyed the Arts, Genealogical research and her church. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior at the age of 22, and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, Huntington. She was loved and will be missed by many.
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