Funeral services for Edward Conard Rice, 72, of Bremen will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel; Gene Persall officiating; with interment in Cullman City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Hanceville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Rice passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at his residence. He was an electrician and retired from Drummond Coal Company. He enjoyed cattle farming and spending Thursdays at the Cullman Stockyard.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Preston A. and Wilma Marie Baker Rice and his brother, Thomas Alton Rice.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Rice; daughters, Connie (Jay) McDonald, Gena Rice and Amy (Brian) Key; grandchildren, Alivia Sims, Maci Key, Emilee McDonald, Preston Key, Dalton Farr and Lawton Farr and sister-in-law, Ann Rice.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Gentiva Hospice; especially Jeremy Hogland.
Donations in memory of Mr. Rice may be sent to Gentiva Hospice at 811 2nd Ave SW Cullman, AL 35055.