William Thomas Rice Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of William Thomas Rice (Crumpler, North Carolina), born in Savannah, Georgia, who passed away on November 15, 2019, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Eugene James Rice and Laura Lanier Rice; his wife Katherine Graybeal Rice; his children, William Thomas Rice, Jr. (Cynthia) of Raleigh, NC, Nancy Rice Powers, MD (David) of Greenville, SC, David Graybeal Rice, MD (Elaine) of Winston-Salem, NC and John Lanier Rice, MD (Mona); his grandchildren, Katherine, Carolyn Powers Wiersma, MD (Nathan), Thomas Wesley Powers, Alan Lewis Rice, Alicia Kaitlyn Rice, Nathan William Rice, Collin Benjamin Rice and Ian James McCoy Rice; and his great grandchildren, Virginia Avery Powers, William Thomas Powers, Lucy Noelle Wiersma and Isaac Nicholas Wiersma.