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Estelle Katherine Scarborough Rici

Estelle Katherine Scarborough Rici obituary, Payson, IL

Estelle Rici Obituary

PAYSON, Ill. -- Estelle Katherine Scarborough Rici, 92, of North Fort Myers, Fla., passed away peacefully Wednesday (May 27, 2015).

In her 35 years at Six Lakes?, Estelle was club champion of the Ladies Golf Association for six years, with ?13? holes-in-one to her credit!? She was a Life Master in bridge, taught bridge on cruise ships and coordinated the biweekly bridge groups at Six Lakes for many years.

Born and raised in Payson, Estelle ??was class ??valedictorian at Payson-Seymour? High School and later graduated from MacMurray College in Jacksonville.

She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Suzanne Beaudin (Michael)? of Virginia Beach, Va., and Judy Lynn Buckmaster (Richard) of Nashville, Ind.; stepdaughter, Karen Rici Luessenheide (H. Duane) of Plymouth, Minn.; grandchildren, Tasha and Travis Beaudin and Evan Buckmaster; brother, Joel Scarborough (Lillian) of Payson; and various nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by husband, Lawrence Bayliss Rici; her former husband, William Earle Greene; father, Joseph Kingsbury Scarborough; and mother and stepfather, Esther and Bill Dornacher.

SERVICES: A memorial service will be held at a later date at the family farm in Payson.

MEMORIALS: Hope Hospice, 2430 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909.

Condolences may be expressed online at whig.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Herald-Whig from May 31 to Jun. 2, 2015.

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Becky & Matt Coelho

May 31, 2015

Joel and family
Please accept our sincere condolences on the loss of your sister.
"No longer will violence be heard in your lands, nor ruin and destruction within your borders.
Your walls shall be called salvation and your gates, praise.
No longer will the sun light your days nor the moon bright your night.
You will have the Lord for everlasting light and your God for your glory."

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