Bobby "Bob" Barton Rice, 87, of Ellisville, Mississippi, passed away Friday December 18, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was born Saturday, September 2, 1933, in Charleston, Arkansas.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 21, 2020, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 p.m. at the Ellisville Funeral Home in Ellisville, Mississippi. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 21, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery on Hwy. 590 W. Rev. Greg Spencer will officiate. Ellisville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
After Navy flight training he served in the Marine Corps as a Pilot. He then was a Pharmacist for many years. He also participated in Police Reserve. He was active as a Gideon and a member of First Baptist Church of Ellisville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Otto and Jonnie Rice.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years Charlotte Bush Rice; brother; Paul (Pat) Rice of Santa Maria California; sister- in- law; Carolyn Turner; two nieces; Lynne (Tim) Smith and Jan (John) Hughes. Two great nephews John Ethan and Turner Hughes and a great niece Mary Claire Hughes.
Online guestbook may be signed at www.ellisvillefuneralhome.com
