Theda Lou Rice

Theda Lou Rice, 90, of Stamford, passed away on Friday, April 08, 2011 in Stamford. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Stamford with Rev. Jacob West officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Creek Cemetery in Avoca under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 6:00 until 7:00 p.m.

Theda was born February 14, 1921 in Sweetwater, TX to Monroe and Alice Hill Dodgen. The family moved to Stamford two years later. She was a Stamford High School graduate of 1938. She married John R. Rice in Stamford on October 5, 1940. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she worked in the nursery for over 25 years. She and John R. celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2010.

Survivors include her husband, John R. Rice, of Stamford, 2 sons, Robert “Bobby” Rice and wife Jeanie of Snyder, Ronny Rice and wife Linda of Andrews, 1 daughter, Melinda Rice of Stamford, 3 grand daughters, Jodi Renteria and husband Daniel of Katy, TX, Johnna Thompson and husband Jeff of Cedar Hill, TX, Emily Rice of Snyder, TX, 3 great grandchildren, Jordan Renteria, Evan Renteria, and Zachary Renteria, several other relatives and a host of friends.
Pallbearers are Alan Plumlee, Dr. Neil Gibson, Rick Campbell, Jerry Rice, Colton Rice, and Marc Furr.