Bryan William Rice

Cleveland, S.C. - Bryan William Rice, 79, of 280 Copperline Drive passed away Thursday December 23, 2004 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C. after a brief illness. A native of Buncombe County, he lived in the Flat Creek Community prior to moving to Cleveland, S.C. 8 years ago. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church for 30 years and later became a member of Mariette First Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Marine Corps. after 20 years of service as a GySgt and was a WW II and Korean War veteran. He was a son of the late Nelson James and Decie Stewart Rice. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Frances Katherine Harris Rice of the home; sons, Alan Bryan Rice and wife Wanda Coates Rice of Travelers Rest, S.C., David William Rice and wife Jennifer Logan Rice of Central, S.C. and Gary Stephen Rice and wife Donna Roberts Rice of Wilmington; sisters, Bonnie Tessniar, Lucille Yarborough, Margaret Greene and Betty Evans; brother, Glen Rice; grandchildren, Allana Rice-Burke, Jonathan Bryan Rice, Nancy Katherine Rice and William Nelson Rice and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home with the Rev. Lanny Cobb and Rev. Bennie Durham officiating. Burial will be in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory with Military Rites conducted by a detachment from the United States Marine Corps. The family will receive friends form 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.