Marie Rice, age 72 of Newport, KY passed away peacefully on August 8, 2017, at St. Elizabeth Florence. She was born May 21, 1945 in Pineville, KY and was a daughter of the late Charles and Sallie North. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Rice, Jr., brothers, RE and RL North and sister, Nell Gregory.
Marie was a homemaker, devoted wife and beloved mother and grandmother, and friend to all who knew her. She is survived by her son, David Rice and his wife Nicole, her grandchildren; Katie Lloyd and Jackson and Matthew Rice, her primary care provider, her niece Donna Noel and her husband Jason, her sisters-in-law; Willa Jean Lefevers, Jenetta Hawkins and Christine Muncy, as well as a host nieces and nephews and other family members.