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CHERRYVILLE - William Martin
Rice, 77, of 702 Craig St., died June 18,
2009 at home. He was born in Gallion,
Ohio, on June 17, 1932, son of the late
Margin and Ethel Hurrell Rice.
He was retired Staff Sergeant from the
U.S. Army and retired security guard at
Marion Correctional Institution in
Marion, Ohio. A member of Sunrise Baptist
Church Kings Mountain, NC and former
member of the American Legion and the
Eagles Club of Marion, Ohio,
Survivors include his wife Lois Ruth
Tiller Rice, of the home, sons Jimmy
Rice, and wife Barbara of Willoughby,
Ohio, Billy Rice and wife Nikki of
Marion, Ohio a step-son Edward Franklin
Hawkins, of Cherryville, daughters Evelyn
Hawkins and husband David of Marion,
Ohio, Marlene Griffith of Marion, Ohio,
Kathleen Rice of Marion, Ohio, brother
Jim Rice, of Mansfield, Ohio, sister
Martha Rigdon, and husband Lester of
Monroe, NC. Several grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at
2pm at Carpenter’s Funeral Home with
Rev. Hinkle Rayfield, Rev. Ricky Sigmon,
Rev. Gary Teague II officiating with
burial in the City Memorial Cemetery with
full Military Honors by U.S. Army. Family
will receive friends on Friday at the
funeral home from 6-8pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent
to the American Cancer Society, 2200 Lake
Blvd., Atlanta, GA, 30319.
* Condolences may be sent to www.carpentersfuneralhome.net
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