Carolyn Rae

Rice

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Carolyn Rae Rice

Jun 04 1937 - May 01 2021

Carolyn Rae Rice, RN, MRN, MPA, of McKinney, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the age of 83. Carolyn was born in Covington, Kentucky to Hubert Clayton and Mary Ella (Gammon) Davis on June 4, 1937. She graduated from Holmes High School in 1955 and began college at the University of Cincinnati. She married James Leslie Rice on January 13, 1956. Carolyn returned to college at Texas Woman’s University to pursue a degree in nursing, completing her degrees at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Carolyn began her administrative career working for the State of Utah, Division on Aging and Adult Services. Upon returning to Texas, she worked as the Executive Director of a Geriatric Wellness Center, serving the needs of senior citizens, until her retirement in 2014. Carolyn was appointed as a Texas Delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging.

Carolyn is survived by her husband James L. Rice; children, Laura Williams and husband, Kara Jr. and David Rice and wife, April; grandchildren, Stephanie, Maryann, Clayton, Vivienne, and Isabella Williams, Michael Rice, McKenzie Rodriquez, and Kahli Smith; and great-grandson, Kale Rice.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and Clayton Davis; brother, Dan; son, James Jr.; and grandson, Devin Williams.

A graveside service and interment will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger, Kentucky on June 1, 2021 at 1:00 PM.

Connley Brothers Funeral Home, 11 E. Southern Ave., Latonia, Kentucky, 41015 is serving the family for Carolyn’s interment in Kentucky.

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