He leaves to cherish his memories: two daughters: Shaquanda Rice Pippin of Columbus, MS; Angela Denise Rice of Macon, MS; one step-daughter, Doris Hairston of Macon, MS; his father, Minister Joseph Lee Rice of Brooksville, MS; grandmother, Maggie Dillingham of Richmond, KY; five sisters: Betty Moore, Elder Bertha Rice, and Mamie Brewer all of Brooksville, MS; Geraldine Rieves of Crawford, MS; Glennie Porter of Detroit, MI: three brothers: Joseph Earl Rice and Alfred Rice both of Brooksville, MS; and Freddie Edwards of Cleveland, OH; five grandchildren and 2 step-grandchildren; a special friend, Reese Coleman and a host of nieces and nephews.