Wiley Cecil Rice

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Wiley Cecil Rice, 78, died in his home in Hemphill early Saturday morning. He was born in Hemphill to Charlie C. and Corrie Smith Rice. Spending his early life in Hemphill, graduating from Hemphill High School where he played football and trumpet in the Hornet Band. Wiley served in the U.S. Army in the late 1950's for four years. He then attended the University of Southern Mississippi, and played football for the Golden Eagles and was tight end, wearing Number 88, and part of the Golden Eagles National Championship team in 1962.

Wiley attended the Oakhill Baptist Church in his youth, and later attended the First Baptist Church in Hemphill. His career was dedicated to being the girls basketball coach in several school districts in Texas. When coach in Hemphill, he took the Lady Hornets basketball team to the state playoffs. After his teaching career, he retired back to his home town of Hemphill, Texas.

Wiley is survived by his wife Judy Rice of Center, his son Wiley Cecil "Sonny" Rice, Jr. of Lubbock, his daughters; Lysa Rice Rousse and husband David of Willspoint, Texas, Ann Rice Kolander and husband John of Palestine, Texas, his step-sons; Mark Herndon and wife Leslie of Liberty, Ward Herndon and wife Sommer of Center, Texas. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Dalton, Dakota, Kennedy, John Mark, Laura Beth, Tyler, Hollie, Kristi, and Stacy, and his great grandson Kaden.

Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at 11:00am in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.

Memorial contributions to the Six Mile VFW, Hemphill, Texas, and to the Oakhill Baptist Church, Old Oakhill Rd., Hemphill, Texas 75948, would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 8, 2016, page 12

Wiley married Charlotte Hazel McDonald before 1966. Charlotte was born on 5 Nov 1941; died on 25 Sep 2000 in Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Their children were Wiley Cecil Rice, Jr. and Lysa Rhea Rice. (White and Toole, p 30).

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Wiley married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Charlie and Corrie Rice have lived most of their life in Hemphill. He has served as a school trustee for 27 years and worked with the Boy Scouts of America, receiving the Silver Beaver Award and several plaques for his service. He was the first president of the Hemphill Lion's Club, and built the first broiler house in Sabine County, being in the Purina Feed business at the time. He was a merchant in Sabine County for 32 years. During World War II, he served as President of the Rationing Board, and has always been active in political and civic affairs. He and his wife are members of the First Baptist Church, and she too, is active in civic affairs. They now own and operate the Rice Motel on the Toledo Reservoir at Oak Hill. This motel is located on the Jesse Low headright, and it was the Wiley Smith farm around the turn of the century." (White and Toole, p 29).

The Sabine County Reporter
January 8, 1997, Page 4

Back In Time
1972 Twenty-Five Years Ago

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rice of Hemphill returned from a trip to the Holy Land. They were accompanied by Mr. Rice's sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Smith.

Charlie married Corrie Pearl Smith on 23 Dec 1925 in Sabine County, Texas. Corrie (daughter of Wiley P. Smith and Sallie Hammock) was born on 11 Jan 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Aug 1991 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Corrie and her daughters, Mrs. Killingsworth, Mrs. Shook, and Mrs. Lisle are all Charter Members of the JFG Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. (White and Toole, p 30).

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The son of John Rice and Eliza Meyers. (White and Toole, p 29).

William married Effie E. Johnson. Effie was born on 10 Jan 1875; died on 14 Dec 1961; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was the daughter of George Johnson and Sara Lee Yarbor. (White and Toole, p 29).

Wiley married Sallie Hammock on 10 May 1900. Sallie was born in 1876; died in 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was the daughter of Columbus (CSA) and Amanda Hammock. (White and Toole, p 30).

John married Amanda Low about 1856. Amanda (daughter of Jesse Low and Harriet Hines) was born about 1839 in Texas; died about 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]