Mae Belle Rice, 100, of Sour Lake, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at the Clairmont.
A native of Pixlee Oklahoma territory and a resident of the Beaumont area since 1987, Mae Belle was a retired Registered Nurse. She attended Bevil Oaks Baptist Church.
Mae Belle is preceded in death by her husband, John Franklin Rice.
She is survived by her son, Charles Rice and his wife Barbara of Sour Lake; daughter, Phoebe Tatum and her husband Gail of Easley, South Carolina; grandsons, John Rice and his wife Wendy of Lumberton, Scott Tatum and his wife Trisha of Greenville, Michigan, and Mark Tatum of Shreveport, Louisiana; granddaughter, Tammy Hennigan and husband Van of Frisco; eleven great grandchildren; sister, Ruby Ione Bidwell of Farmington, New Mexico; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 6, 2007 at Trinity Memorial Park, Big Spring, Texas under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday, August 4, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the mortuary.
