Robson Garfield Rice, 69, passed away early Sunday morning, January 30, 2005, at
his residence in Valdosta, GA. Mr. Rice was a native of West Virginia, but lived the majority of his life in Ohio, where he retired from LTV Steel. Mr. Rice was the son of the late Roy Calvin Rice of Fayetteville, WV.
He is survived by mother, Ivy Rice of Fayetteville, WV, his daughter and son-in-law, Robin L. and Anthony P. Stankiewicz, of Valdosta, GA; his son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth R. and Charlotte Rice, of Medina, OH; his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas E. and Debra L. Rice, of Broadview Heights, OH; his daughter, Sharon L. Rice and his grandchildren, Melissa D. Stankiewicz, Amanda N. Stankiewicz, Jessica M. Komisar, Julia S. Rice, Jayna L. Rice, Jeremiah K. Rice, Jacob T. Rice, Jeffrey T. Piorkowski, Matthew R. Wolfe and Lucas A. Wolfe; his sister and brother-in-law, Jennie Lee and Herman Henson, of VA, his sister and brother-in-law, Peggy and Roger Bryant, of Fayetteville, WV; his brother and sister-in-law, James and Donna Rice, of Fayetteville, WV; his brother and sister-in-law, Roy C. and Celina Rice, of Oak Hill, WV; and his sister Linda S. Fiore, of Concord, NC; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial were held on 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at the Hughes Memorial Park in Fayetteville, West Virginia.
Music Funeral Services of Valdosta is serving the Rice family.