Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rice, Walter F. January 10, 2004
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The Berrien Press - January 2004
 Walter F. Rice, 87, of Seffner, FL died January 10, 2004. 

 Born April 1, 1916 in Cook County, he served in the European Theater during 
WWII and was a member of the 95 Infantry Division Association. He was charter 
member, chairman of the Deacon Board, and executive member of the Board of 
Trustees at First Free Will Baptist Church. He was past executive board member 
of Florida State Free Will Baptist Association, secretary/treasurer of Central 
Florida Free Will Baptist Association, and a 67-year member of Woodman of the 
World. He was a retired bridge builder and crew foreman with Cone Brother's 
Construction.

 Survivors include his wife, Vida Mae Richardson Rice of Seffner; three 
daughters, Janice Daush of Brandon, FL, Annette Burns of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 
Patsy Edwards of Thonotosassa, FL; one son, Wendell F. Rice of Tampa, FL; three 
brothers, Lankford Rice of Durant, Harvey Rice and Vernon Rice both of 
Nashville; one sister, Agnes Taylor of Nashville; ten grandchildren, 15 great-
grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild.

 Funeral services were held January 14 at 1 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist 
Church in Seffner with the Revs. Roger Duncan, Lloyd Locklear and Jack Lassiter 
officiating.

 Interment was in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park in Tampa.

 Active pallbearers were Danny Edwards, Billy Rice, Jack Sizemore, Jr., Steve 
Johnson, Frank Rice, Robert Newton.

 Honorary pallbearers were Dennis Carlton, Jimmy Aldrich, Bill Burgess, Eric 
Stevens, Charlie Elliott, Andy Weaver, Jim Dunlap, Bob Larkin, Alan Andrews, 
Calvin Bumgardner, Ron Portivent, Albert Pope, Ron Duncan, Danny Richardson, 
Ralph Worthington, Bill Blanchard.

 Garden of Memories Funeral Home of Tampa was in charge of arrangements.

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