Mrs. Willie Rice was born to the late Mary Louise Hicks in Eutaw, AL on January 5, 1923. She departed this life on August 12, 2010. Mrs. Rice confessed Christ at an early age in Eutaw, Alabama. She was a former member of Shady Grove Baptist Church under Reverend Cephus Simmons. She later united with Starlight Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Glover and remained a faithful member until her health failed. She was the owner and operator of Rice's Beauty Salon for over 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Rice, Mother, Mary Louise Hicks and brother, James McLemore.