Betty J. Rice

Betty J. Rice

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Greenville

Betty Jean Burgess Rice, 79, wife of the late Melvin Spencer Rice, passed away October 30, 2022.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Ted and Frances Etheleign Wood Burgess, she was a retired bookkeeper for Mountain View Family Practice and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church.

Surviving are three daughters, Denise Brunson (Jack) of Taylors, Toni Bailey (Kevin) of Santa Barbara, California, and Christa Rice Pittman (Scott) of Simpsonville; one son, Conrad Wilson of Cape Canaveral, Florida; two sisters, Patsy Davis (Sid) of Woodruff and Doris Burgess of Taylors; one brother, Gary Burgess of Bessemer, Alabama; eight grandchildren, Posey Wilson, Hunter Brunson, Catherine Brunson, Rivers Brunson, Spencer Pittman, Delaney Pittman, Lilah Wilson, and Piper Wilson; and two great-grandchildren, Riley Brunson and Hayden Brunson.

She was predeceased by one son, Howard Rice, and one brother, Kenneth Burgess.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2022, at The Wood Mortuary Chapel conducted by Dr. Tim Clark. Burial will follow in Wood Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held noon-1:45 p.m. Friday at The Wood Mortuary.

The family is at the home of her daughter, Denise Brunson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, Maryland 21741.

Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

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