Johnny Lee Rice
May 5, 1952 - Jan 6, 2023May 5, 1952 - January 6, 2023
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Johnny Lee Rice
May 5, 1952 - Jan 6, 2023May 5, 1952 - January 6, 2023
Name of Johnny's grandchildren
Justin Rice & Sarah Rice
Most recently lived in
Mobile, Alabama
Johnny's favorite hobbies
Fishing, going to church, playing his piano
Johnny loved nothing more than
His family
Johnny's profession(s)
He was the professor at Colorado State College for 20 years before retiring and then he was the deacon an Mt.Calvary Baptist church until his passing
Interesting facts about Johnny
He loved everyone but he was extremely close to his only grandson Justin Rice. He would go pick up Justin every weekend just so they go to causeway to fish and sometimes they sneak off and go to Daphne for ice cream.
Favorite TV shows
Good Times, The Andy Griffith Show, Walker Texas Ranger, In the Heat of the Night, Sanford & Son
Favorite sports
Basketball and Football
Favorite place in the world
Favorite TV shows
Obituary
Johnny Lee Rice, age 71, formerly of Marchand, passed away peacefully, held in the love of his families, on January 6, 2023, at USA Medical Hospital in Mobile, AL.
Born on June 7,1952 in Home, PA, Earl was the youngest child of Giles Stephens and Luella (Dick) Edwards.
Johnny grew up on the family farm in Marchand and graduated from Punxsutawney Area High School. Earl was a member of the Marchand United Baptist Church. After high school he served honorably in the U.S Army in West Germany. Upon his return, Johnny worked in banking in Indiana and Johnstown, PA before moving to Colorado to become a professor. He then moved to the Mobile, AL area where he lived for over 20 years.
Johnny is survived by two sisters, Florence Baston, of Lakewood, NJ; and Grace Rhodes and husband Mel, of Conroe, TX. He doted on his 14 nieces and nephews and their spouses. He only had two grandchildren, Justin and Sarah Rice, both of Mobile, Al.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Esther Guisbert and husband Upton, Thelma Kohlhepp and husband Dale; his brother, Arthur Edwards and wife Jean Reid; his brother-in-law, Stanley Baston; and his nephew, Andy Edwards. Earl was also recently preceded in death by his beloved friend and companion, Rachel Kimbrough.
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Born on May 5, 1952
Passed away on January 6, 2023
Mobile, Alabama