Wiley Cecil Rice

1938 - 2016  (78 years)

• Name	Wiley Cecil Rice  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	24 Feb 1938	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jun 2016	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	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
  Person ID	I14326	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Charlie Cecil Rice,   b. 9 Feb 1906, Rosepine, Vernon Parish, Louisiana d. 16 Jan 1986, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Corrie Pearl Smith,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Aug 1991, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1925	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F5638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charlotte Hazel McDonald,   b. 5 Nov 1941   d. 25 Sep 2000, Dallas County, Texas (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1966
  	Their children were Wiley Cecil Rice, Jr. and Lysa Rhea Rice. (White and Toole, p 30).
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F5650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F8380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Feb 1938 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 4 Jun 2016 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 30 (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), June 8, 2016, page 12 (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.