Obit: Gerald Wayne Rice, Franklin Parish,Louisiana   July 17, 2005
Submitted by: James Rice jercev@gmail.com

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Gill First National Funeral Home
Birth:	 	Mar. 26, 1950
Death:	 	Jul. 17, 2005
 
Funeral services for Gerald Wayne Rice, age 55, of Jigger will be held at 2:00PM
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 in the chapel of Gill First National Funeral Home in
Winnsboro. Interment will take place in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in
Winnsboro. Officiating the services will be Rev. James McMurray and Rev. Stacy
Givens.
He was born to the union of Iley and Ruby Bailey Rice on March 26, 1950 in
Winnsboro, and passed from this life Sunday, July 17, 2005 at Franklin Medical
Center in Winnsboro.

Mr. Rice was raised in the Pentecostal Faith and was a long time Franklin Parish
farmer. In addition to his occupation as a farmer, Mr. Rice enjoyed working as a
machanic. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Richard Rice and a
sister Onedia Varnell.

Mr. Rice leaves behind two children; Kristy Crain and Kenny Rice and
daughter-in-law e Angela Rice all of Jigger; one brother Stanley Rice, Sr. of
Jigger; two sisters Aline Wheeler of Hebert, and Sue Robinson of Gilbert; and
four grandchildren Kimberly Crain, Haley Crain, Ashlyn Crain and Michael Rice.

Pallbearers will be Brad Client, Christopher Guthrie, Glynn Oser, Jr. Jimmy Ray
Pippins, Brad Robinson, Brandon Robinson and Mark Robinson.