Patricia Jean Rice Obituary

We bid farewell to Patricia Jean Rice of Morristown, Tennessee, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on December 9, 2024 at the age of 73. Patricia Jean touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Patricia Jean farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Patricia Jean is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Francis Bautch and Helen Bautch (Pope); her husband Scott Rice; and her siblings, Janet Underwood, Donald Bautch, Tom Bautch and Carol Gutsch.

She is survived by: her children, David Rice (Leah) and Heather Rice (Renee); and her sister Judy Hearth (Sam).