William Elwood Rice Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved William Elwood Rice of Nether Providence, Pennsylvania, born in Media, Pennsylvania, who passed away at the age of 98, on November 27, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of William Elwood Rice to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Phostell Rice and Ethelene Wakefield Rice; his wife Araminta Alexander Rice; his son William E. "Billy" Rice Jr.; his granddaughter Keisha Atkinson; and his siblings, Vera Rice Frame, Dora Rice and Thomas Rice.

He is survived by: his daughters, Eva Atkinson Jones (David) of Chester, PA, Valerie Rice Jacobs of Decatur, GA, Janice Rice Robinson of West Chester, PA and Annette Rice of Glenolden, PA.; his sisters, Lydia Neal of Morton, PA, Elaine Everett (Willie) of Centerville, GA and Bernice Rice Baker of Las Vegas; and his grandchildren, Tracey Nixon (Thomas), VaDear Rice, Danielle Erskine (Rhom), Viren Ellis, Kyron Robinson, Linear Ellis and Czarina Ellis. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.