Lillie Loretta Rice, age 83, of Springfield, MO, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born February 23, 1933, in Springfield, MO, to Charlie and Laura (Crossland) Deckard. She was a member of the Cowboy Church and the Red Hat Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert (Gene) Rice and her son Larry Eugene Rice. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and six sisters. She is survived by her daughter: Janet Hubbard, and her husband; Tony, Buffalo, MO., her grandchildren: Heather Smith
and her husband Darren, Strafford, MO. Jason Eugene Essary, Marshfield, MO, Jeremy Rice, and his wife Amanda, Ozark, MO and Justin Rice, and his wife Bethann, Springfield, MO. and six great-grandchildren, her sister Ada Sawyer, Springfield, MO and her brother: Bob Deckard, Buffalo, MO. A dear friend; Wallace Biellier, Springfield, MO. and a host of family and friends.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016, at White Chapel Cemetery, Springfield, MO with Rev. Scotty Killingsworth officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. before services at Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO. Online condolences may be made at www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com.