Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameVerdie Mae SIMMONS 
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[4395], [13486], [6645], [13487], [13554], [13555], [13488], [13489], [13559], [13560], [13491], [13492], [13493]BurialConcord Christian Church, 4908 Cherry Grove Rd, Caswell County, North Carolina [13491]
FatherBerry Washington SIMMONS (1894-1983)
MotherBertha Lee MINOR (1896-1986)
Spouses
DeathMar 14, 2000, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina [13563]
BurialBethesda Presbyterian Church, 216 Bethesda Church Cemetery Road, Casville, Caswell County, North Carolina [13563]
FlagsKorean War, US Army
FatherLoyd Lemnel RICE (1901-1971)
MotherLouella BEGLEY (1911-1981)
Obituary Online notes for Verdie Mae SIMMONS
Verdie Mae (Simmons) Rice
June 25, 1930 ~ February 18, 2021 (age 90)
Obituary
Verdie Simmons Rice, 90, passed away Thursday, February 18th at the home of her son and daughter-in-law surrounded by her family. She was born June 25th, 1930 in Caswell County to the late Berry Washington and Bertha Minor Simmons. Verdie was a dedicated Christian who was a member of Concord Christian Church, where served as a Sunday school teacher for many years. She enjoyed growing things in the garden, working on the farm and then cooking and sharing with others. She was a wonderful mother, sister, grandparent and a friend to all she knew. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her son, Keith (Carla) Rice; daughter, Gayle Reavis; grandchildren, William Berry Mills, Jessi (Ronnie) Miller; great grandchildren, Gracie Dawn Miller, Waylon Ryan Miller; brother, Brodie Simmons; sisters, Lottie Tate, Mona Busick; sister-in-law like a sister, Wanda Simmons, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William Simmons, Robert Simmons, Elbridge Simmons, Ervin Simmons; sisters, Hattie Smith, Edna Faison and a brother-in-law she loved like a brother Claude W. Tate.
The funeral will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Concord Christian Church by Rev. Steve Hinton. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Rice will be available for public viewing 1:00 – 1:45 PM Sunday at the church prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to AuthoraCare Hospice, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Verdie Mae (Simmons) Rice, please visit our floral store. [13491]
June 25, 1930 ~ February 18, 2021 (age 90)
Obituary
Verdie Simmons Rice, 90, passed away Thursday, February 18th at the home of her son and daughter-in-law surrounded by her family. She was born June 25th, 1930 in Caswell County to the late Berry Washington and Bertha Minor Simmons. Verdie was a dedicated Christian who was a member of Concord Christian Church, where served as a Sunday school teacher for many years. She enjoyed growing things in the garden, working on the farm and then cooking and sharing with others. She was a wonderful mother, sister, grandparent and a friend to all she knew. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her son, Keith (Carla) Rice; daughter, Gayle Reavis; grandchildren, William Berry Mills, Jessi (Ronnie) Miller; great grandchildren, Gracie Dawn Miller, Waylon Ryan Miller; brother, Brodie Simmons; sisters, Lottie Tate, Mona Busick; sister-in-law like a sister, Wanda Simmons, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William Simmons, Robert Simmons, Elbridge Simmons, Ervin Simmons; sisters, Hattie Smith, Edna Faison and a brother-in-law she loved like a brother Claude W. Tate.
The funeral will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Concord Christian Church by Rev. Steve Hinton. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Ms. Rice will be available for public viewing 1:00 – 1:45 PM Sunday at the church prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to AuthoraCare Hospice, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Verdie Mae (Simmons) Rice, please visit our floral store. [13491]
Obituary Online notes for Herbert Lemnel (Spouse 1)
Anchorage Daily News March 17, 2000
Former Alaska resident Herbert Lemnel Rice, 69, died March 14, 2000, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier that day in Pelham, N.C. A funeral was held in North Carolina.
Mr. Rice was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Caswell County, N.C., the son of the late Loyd L. Rice and Louella Begley Rice. Mr. Rice was a veteran of the U.S. Army and resided for 20 years in Wasilla, where he was an engineer for the Alaska Railroad. He retired in 1991 and moved to Danville, N.C. While living in Alaska, he was a pilot and operated a flight school at Big Lake. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Danville and the Gold Wing Riders Association in Eden, N.C.
Mr. Rice is survived by five daughters; Gale Rice Reavis of North Carolina, Corrina Rice of Washington state, Janine Allen of Wisconsin and Erin Rice of Arizona; sons Keith and Robert, both of North Carolina, and Eric of Portland, Ore.; and sisters Mary Griggs, Ellen Shaw and Virginia Rice, all of North Carolina. Memorial contributions may be made to God's Store House, 778 Westover Drive, Danville, N.C. 24540. [13563]
Former Alaska resident Herbert Lemnel Rice, 69, died March 14, 2000, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier that day in Pelham, N.C. A funeral was held in North Carolina.
Mr. Rice was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Caswell County, N.C., the son of the late Loyd L. Rice and Louella Begley Rice. Mr. Rice was a veteran of the U.S. Army and resided for 20 years in Wasilla, where he was an engineer for the Alaska Railroad. He retired in 1991 and moved to Danville, N.C. While living in Alaska, he was a pilot and operated a flight school at Big Lake. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Danville and the Gold Wing Riders Association in Eden, N.C.
Mr. Rice is survived by five daughters; Gale Rice Reavis of North Carolina, Corrina Rice of Washington state, Janine Allen of Wisconsin and Erin Rice of Arizona; sons Keith and Robert, both of North Carolina, and Eric of Portland, Ore.; and sisters Mary Griggs, Ellen Shaw and Virginia Rice, all of North Carolina. Memorial contributions may be made to God's Store House, 778 Westover Drive, Danville, N.C. 24540. [13563]