Tasula “Tess” Shirk Rice, 87, formerly of Spencer, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia, where she had resided the past year. She was born December 19, 1925 in Canton, to Elias and Helen (Valagsky) Psomas and had resided in Spencer before moving to Florida in 2000.
Tess was retired after working 25 years for the Black River School System. She was a member of the Spencer Pythian Sisters, the Eustis, Florida Elks Lodge, and Spencer United Methodist Church.
She was the loving mother of sons, Tracy (Juli) Shirk of Elyria, Mark (Marcia) Shirk of Omaha, Nebraska, Bill (Sue) Shirk of Johns Creek, Georgia, and Steve (Lily) Shirk of Titusville, Florida; dear grandmother of seven; and great grandmother of six.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Ted Shirk, second husband, Frank Rice; sister, Mary Psomas; and brother, Phillip (Anita) Psomas.
Funeral service will be Saturday, June 1, 2013, 11 A.M., at the Parker & Son Funeral Home, 202 East Main St., Spencer. Reverend Dr. Tim Morrison will officiate. Burial will follow at Spencer Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, May 31, 2013 from 5 to 8 P.M., at the funeral home.
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