Obituary for Earnestine Rice-Engeman (Knowles)
Earnestine Rice-Engeman, 87, of Atchison, Kansas died at her home Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Earnestine has been cremated under the care of Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with no visitation or service being held. A private family burial will be held 2:00PM, Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Sumner Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association, and maybe sent to the funeral home. Online condolences for the family maybe left at www.beckerdyer.com
Earnestine was born on August 22, 1934, in Norfork, Ark., the daughter of John & Bertha (Renfro) Knowles. She graduated from Norfork High School in 1953; she later attended classes at a Ceramic Trade School. She married Steven Rice on July 5, 1953; he preceded her in death on January 1, 1996. She then married Francis Leroy Engeman on June 9, 1998; he preceded her in death on January 26, 2013. She worked as a cook at the Dooley Center until her retirement. She enjoyed cooking, artwork, crafts and gardening. She donated to helping with Boys town and sewing clothing for the local church.
Survivors include one son John (Robin) Rice; daughter Suzette Boynton; two sisters Thelma Cantwell and Patsy Wood; one grandson and fourteen great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husbands, daughter Annette Hornbach, one grandson and a brother Earl Knowles.
Earnestine has been cremated under the care of Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home with no visitation or service being held. A private family burial will be held 2:00PM, Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Sumner Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association, and maybe sent to the funeral home. Online condolences for the family maybe left at www.beckerdyer.com
Earnestine was born on August 22, 1934, in Norfork, Ark., the daughter of John & Bertha (Renfro) Knowles. She graduated from Norfork High School in 1953; she later attended classes at a Ceramic Trade School. She married Steven Rice on July 5, 1953; he preceded her in death on January 1, 1996. She then married Francis Leroy Engeman on June 9, 1998; he preceded her in death on January 26, 2013. She worked as a cook at the Dooley Center until her retirement. She enjoyed cooking, artwork, crafts and gardening. She donated to helping with Boys town and sewing clothing for the local church.
Survivors include one son John (Robin) Rice; daughter Suzette Boynton; two sisters Thelma Cantwell and Patsy Wood; one grandson and fourteen great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husbands, daughter Annette Hornbach, one grandson and a brother Earl Knowles.