Obituary of Mary Joyce Rice

Services for Mary Joyce Rice, 79, Overton, will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, February 13, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton, with Reverend Johnny Wright officiating. Burial will be in Jarrett Cemetery, Jacksonville. Mrs. Rice died Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Overton. She was born August 2, 1934 in Ponta to the late Ernest and Jessie Herod Smith. Mrs. Rice had been a secretary for Baker Motor Company as well as other car dealerships for several years. She owned and operated Rice Self Service for twenty years and she was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Duain Rice, Overton; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Tim Jackson, New London; a grandson, Phillip Jackson; a step grandson and wife, Justin and Monica Jackson; five great grandchildren, Jonathan Jackson, Kali Jackson, Gage Jackson, Layton Jackson, and Savannah Jackson. Pallbearers will be Phillip Jackson, DeWitt Gray, Justin Jackson, Roger Gray and Tim Jackson. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 p.m.