Obituary of Howard Bice

Name:Mr. Howard "Gene" Bice Age:72 Residence:Ragland AL Date of Death: Place of Death:Pell City Background:He was retired from National Cement Co., was a Licensed HAM Radio Operator,a veteran of the US Army, and an inactive Deacon of Providence Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, & grandfather. He loved going to the river at Katie's Kove, watching his sons & grandchildren fish, and frying the fish for a community cookout. He will be greatly missed by all his family. Preceeded in Death by:He was preceded in death by his parents, Ottis & Mary Bice, his mother-in-law, Geneva Rich, Brother, Haskel Bice, 3 nephews, Johnny & Kenneth Crowe, & Robert Myers; & by his best friend, Gerald Noah. Survivors:Wife: Shirley Rich Bice, Daughter: Marsha (Ross) Wise; Sons: Mark (Dana) Bice, Michael (Misty) Bice, Granddaughters: Dewi & K.D. Bice, Grandsons: Blake (Shea) Bice, Elijah Bice, Joshua Wise, Samuel Wise, Gabriel Wise, Great Grandsons: Onyx Kane &, Willis Blake Bice, very special cousin: Charles (Martha) Pate, Sisters: Geneva Crowe, Jeanette Myers, Nieces & Nephews, Sisters-in-Law: Marilyn (Gene) Watson, Carolyn Gallups Service:Usrey Funeral Home, Pell City Wednesday, December 8, 2010 11:00 A.M. Clergy:Rev. Edwin Talley Cemetery:Providence Baptist Cemetery Visitation:The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Pallbearers:Grandsons, Harve Campbell, Jr., Jack Hansen Honorary Pallbearers:, Bruce Smith, James Nixon, Louis Wise, Keith Gann, & Joe Black, whom he loved as a brother