Neal Rice

Neal Rice, 89, of Union City, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City.
Funeral services were to be held 1 p.m. today in the chapel of White-Ranson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chuck McMillen to officiate. Burial was to follow in East View Cemetery.
Pallbearers were to be Jerry Wimberly, Joey Mehlhorn, Robert Mehlhorn, Allen Nohsey, Larry Hale and Mike Miller. Honorary pallbearers were to be Ralph Adams, Red Reese and members of the Hardee’s Coffee Club.
The family received friends from 11 a.m. until the hour of services today at the funeral home.
He was born Oct. 7, 1931, in Hickman, Ky., son of the late Lexie Clark and Grace (Choate) Rice. He married the former Sarah (Russell) Aug. 20, 1953. She survives.
He was a retired salesman for the former Alexander-Jones Wholesale Company, the former N.B.C. Whole-sale Company and Eli Witt Company in Jackson.
He was a veteran of the Tennessee Army National Guard for nine years and was a member of St. James Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge No. 88 in Troy and the Al Chymia Shriner Temple in Memphis.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Cynthia (Jerry) Wimberly of North Fort Myers, Fla., and Sandra Powell of Martin; three grandchildren, Jill Powell of Union City, Sandy (Joey) Mehlhorn of Martin and Bobby (Mary) Webb of Martin; two great-grandchildren, Robert Mehlhorn and Elizabeth Mehlhorn, both of Martin; and one brother, Jerry (Janice) Rice of Nashville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen C. Thomas; and a brother, Richard L. Rice.
Condolences may be sent to the family at White-Ranson Funeral Home’s website: www.white-ranson.com.

Published 11.2.20