Earl H. Rice      
 
Earl H. Rice, 82, of the City of Fox Chase, was born Sunday, 
December 19, 1920, to Ernest and Ida Hawkins Rice in 
Breckenridge County, KY. He returned to his Heavenly Father 
on Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at his residence, with loved 
ones near his side, after a valiant battle with cancer. Mr. 
Rice served his country in the US Army during World War II, 
was retired from Levy's Building Supply Co. with 50 years of 
faithful service and a member of Little Flock Baptist Church 
and Shawnee Lodge #830 F&AM. He leaves to cherish his memory 
his beloved wife, Betty Lee Rice; a daughter, Dodie Smith and 
her husband, Gary P. Smith; a son, Tom Rice; eight grand-
children; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, 
nephews and friends. The funeral for Mr. Earl H. Rice will 
be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Schoppenhorst, Underwood & 
Brooks Family Owned Funeral Home, Preston Hwy. at Brooks Rd., 
where friends may kindly visit from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. 
Burial will be in Brookland Cemetery.

Published in The Courier-Journal on 1/22/2003.