Arthur Talmadge BICE

     Arthur Talmadge BICE was born on 31 December 1881 in Coosa County, Alabama.¹

Arthur married Minnie Ann Ronada WATTS, daughter of George Weaver WATTS and Adelia Reed, on 7 November 1906 in Bibb County, Alabama.²

Arthur Talmadge BICE and Jacob Wesley DANIELL appeared in a newspaper article 24 March 1910 in the The Blocton Enterprise, published in West Blocton, Alabama. Lowreytown-- Mr. Arthur Bice of Scottsville moved his family to this place Saturday. He is going to work with J. W. Daniell at the saw mill.

With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Arthur filled out a draft card on 12 September 1918 in West Blocton, Bibb County, Alabama. He was 36 years old and employed by D. A. Read's saw mill in Eoline. His date of birth was listed as 31 Dec 1881. He was discribed at tall and slende, with brown eyes and black hair. Minnie Bice was his nearest relative. The draft registrar was E. P. Burt.¹ He was buried in Scottsville Cemetery, Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama.

Arthur Talmadge BICE died on 16 March 1933 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, at age 51. His residence was in Jones, Alabama.^3,4

His obituary appeared 16 March 1933 in the The Centreville Press, published in Centreville, Alabama. Arthur Bice, Formerly of Brent, Dies Today-- Arthur Talmadge Bice died in the Selma Baptist Hospital at 12:15 a.m. today after an illness of about two weeks. He was a well known farmer in that section and had lived in Selma for the past six years, moving from Brent where he was connected with the veneer mill for a considerable period. News of his death was received by friends here this morning.

Funeral service will be held in the Methodist Church at o'clock Friday morning with internment directed by Foster's Funeral Home in the Scottsville cemetery.

Mr. Bice is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Watts Bice, a daughter, Miss Elizabeth Bice of Jones, Ala., his mother Mrs. Sara L. Bice of Tolbert and Talmadge, also of Jones, and two brothers, Marion of Jones and J. M. of Atlanta.