Little River News, Ashdown, Arkansas

October 20, 1915 
COL. C. Y. TRICE Well Known Real Estate Man Passed Away at His Home in This City Sunday Evening. Col. C. Y. Trice, the well known and prominent real estate man, passed away at his home on Park avenue, Sunday evening at 10:30 oclock, after an illness of seven weeks. He had been troubled with Brights disease, the cause of his death, since January, 1914. The funeral was conducted from the home yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at 2:30, the Rev. W. T. Sullivan of the Presbyterian church having charge of the service. The funeral was largely attended. Numerous and beautiful floral offerings were received from friends away from here and at home as an evidence of the esteem in which Col. Trice was held by his hosts of friends. The body was laid to rest in the local cemetery shortly after the funeral service. The pall bearers were: H. H. Orton, C. L. Briant, Seth C. Reynolds, H. B. Wilson, R. L. Boyer Jr., A. J. Russell. Col. Trice had been in the real estate business for 37 years and was known as one of the most successful operators in the west. He used the term, 'Land Advocate' for the title or his calling. His method was to develop the unimproved and unsightly places and make of them desirable homes and farms stocked with blooded animals before offering them for sale. He was largely instrumental in developing Red River county, Texas, in this way and also at other places where his name is still honored. He believed in the gospel of paint, of flowers and all things that would make a town or a country beautiful, sanitary and healthful, a desirable place in which to live and be happy. He came to Ashdown in February, 1913, and engaged in the land business here. His activities were soon cut short by ill health, yet he was able to carry out some of his plans of development in the country he had selected, as he often said to fight one more battle and win one more victory. Col. Trice has won many friends here, who will extend to his sorrowing family their deepest sympathy. Charles Yancy Trice was born at Cameron, Mo., October 28th, 1853. He was one of a family of fourteen children, and is survived by six sisters and five brothers. By his first marriage to Miss Paralee M. Steen were born two children, Harriett Antoinette, now Mrs. O. C. Sheley of Independence, Mo., and a son, Don Trice, of Kansas City, Mo. To his marriage to Miss Lena Estelle Drake, were born three children, Helen, Katherine and Ruth, the latter dying at Lamar, Mo., June 22, 1901, at the age of eight years. Misses Helen and Katherine are at home. Miss Helen being the primary teacher in the Ashdown Public school at Ashdown. Col. Trice was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Kansas City. Don Trice of Kansas City, and Mrs. Branch of Lamar, Mo., arrived Tuesday on No. 1 K. D. S. to attend the funeral.