Larry Rice's Obituary
Larry ?Oatmeal? Rice
Services for Larry ?Oatmeal? Rice , 63, of Longview will be conducted 2 PM Friday, November 11th at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Doyle Rust officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Cemetery. Mr. Rice died Wednesday morning.
He was born December 28, 1941 in Titus County, Texas to Morris and Maurine Rust Rice. A former resident of Mt. Pleasant, Larry had lived in Longview 35 years and was retired from SWEPCO. He was a member of the East New Hope Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Larry was a craftsman and an accomplished knife maker. He was an ?outdoor person? who loved hunting and fishing but his greatest pleasure came from spending time with his grandsons.
He is survived by his wife, Diane Brooks Rice of Longview; a daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Casey Jones of Longview; a son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Sarah rice of Aurora, Colorado; his grandsons, Logan and Landan Jones; sisters, Ann Bishop and Patsy Hinton both of Mt. Pleasant; aunts, Marie Rice and Barnie Fay Moore both of Mt. Pleasant along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Morris and Maurine Rice and a brother, Dean Rice.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday evening 7 to 9 PM.
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