FEBRUARY 5, 1956 – MARCH 16, 2013
Robert (Bobby) James Rice, Jr., age 57, husband of Tammy Rice, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at his residence.
Born in Greenville, SC he was the son of Robert James Rice and the late Alice Louise KuyKendoll. Mr. Rice had worked for over 10 years as a maintenance supervisor at Richard Campbell Veteran Hospital; he had also worked with his father at R & R Plumbing. He was a member of the Iva Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was an avid fisherman, race car fan and enjoyed building model cars.
In addition to his father and wife, he is survived by his two sons, Rocky Russell and his wife, Regina of Ray City, GA, and Steele Russell and his wife, Lauren of Donalds; sisters, Carolyn O’Shields of Greenville, Geraldine Bell of Greenville, and Peggy Ann Wallace of Powersville; grandchildren, Melina, Brookelyn, Trent, Emily, Scott, and Suade; nieces, Teresa Jones, Vickie Bryant, Karen Turner, and Tracy Harris; nephews, Todd Wallace and Eddie O’Shields; step- mother, Thelma Ann Rice; father and mother-in-law, Jimmy and Linda Alley; and several great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and a nephew, Charles Stephen Bell, II.
The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of the McDougald Funeral Home, with Reverend Billy Pinson and Reverend James Rice officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories, Belton.
The family will be at the residence and will receive friends on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 12:30 pm until 1:30 pm at the funeral home.
Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to the Iva Pentecostal Holiness Church, 205 Antreville Highway, Iva SC 29655.