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Wiley Cecil Rice

Male 1938 - 2016  (78 years)


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  • Name Wiley Cecil Rice  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 24 Feb 1938  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Jun 2016  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1986, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Corrie Pearl Smith,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1991, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1925  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location (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
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Feb 1938 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jun 2016 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 30 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.).

    3. [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).

    4. [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.