RICE, Bobbie^{[1, 2]}

1939 - 2018  (79 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	RICE, Bobbie  [1, 2]
  Birth	26 Sep 1939	West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Dec 2018	Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America   [2]
  Notes	Bobby E. Rice, 79 of Webster Springs, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 20, 2018. He was born September 26, 1939 in Bolair, a son of the late Edward and Eva Mae Jones Rice. On July 17, 1960 he married the love of his life, Windy E. L. Jonas, who passed away on February 15, 2016 and who will be buried with Bobby, and they will be together forever and ever. Bobby is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Jeorgia Mae and Carl Clayton; two grandsons Bobby Joe Lester and Ben Alan Garvin; great-grandson Tyler Ray Garvin; great-granddaughter Kaylee Ann Garvin; brothers Bill Rice of Vermilion, OH and Delmas (Shirley) Rice of Webster Springs; sisters Glenda Barbe of Charleston, Dixie (David) Sturtz of Oak Island, NC, and Millie (Larry) Case of Churchville, VA; and many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sister and brother-in-law Maxine and Robert Wallen, brother-in-law Evan Baker, and sister-in-law June Rice. He was a Christian by faith and a United States Army Veteran. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company after 33 years of service. He was an active Free Mason belonging to Addison Lodge #116 A.F. & A.M. Bobby was also a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. Friends may join the family for visitation on Monday, December 24, 2018 from 11:00 to 1:00 at Dodd & Reed Funeral Home. Funeral Services to celebrate Bobby’s life will be held at 1:00 PM with Pastor Larry Cochran officiating. Interment with Military Honors and Masonic Rites will follow in Rice Cemetery, Webster Springs.
  Person ID	I422161204488	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	RICE, Edward,   b. 29 Jun 1894, West Virginia d. 22 Nov 1969, Webster, West Virginia (Age 75 years)
  Mother	RICE, Eva May,   b. 7 Dec 1914, Bolair, West Virginia d. 15 Jun 1994 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1930	Webster, West Virginia, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F8706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JONES, Windy E L,   b. 19 May 1943, Webster County, West Virginia d. 15 Feb 2016 (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. RICE, J.M.
  Family ID	F8433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1640033476] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Fork Lick, Webster, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04451; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 51-3. [S1640045228] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1640804086] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).