Gayla Rice

Gayla Linette Desonie Rice of Pine Bluff, Ark., passed away June 19, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital. Gayla was born Feb. 3, 1954 in West Helena, Ark. to the late Evelyn and Lee Desonie. She is survived by her husband, David A. Rice; her three children, Susan Gayle Rice Bedford (Chris), David Aaron Rice (Amanda), and Elizabeth Ellen Rice; five grandchildren, Tyler Bedford, Sebastian Bedford, Lily Bedford, Gavin Bedford, Sophie Rice; two brothers, Guy Desonie, Bud Desonie and a sister Teresa Goldberg. The family is having a small private memorial. Cremation arrangements entrusted to Arkansas Cremation. www.ArkansasCremation.com.