Frederic R. Rice, Jr.

FREDERIC R. RICE, JR., 89, passed away on September 29, 2018 at the Arkansas Hospice Ottenheimer In-Patient Center in Little Rock. Fred was born in Little Rock on September 4, 1929, the only child of Frederic R. Rice and Angie Sutton Rice. Fred married Selma Havner Rice and they had one child, Russell A. Rice. Fred was a member of Second Baptist Church and a veteran. Fred was a keen observer of the life of his hometown and its citizens throughout his 89 years. He selflessly devoted himself to others, especially Selma, during her long battle with cancer, and his beloved grandson, Russell Louis ("Bubba") Rice. Fred is survived by Russell, his grandchildren, Heather Rice, Erica Tamayo and Bubba Rice, and his great-grandchildren, Madison Rice, Marley McMullen, Leala Winter, Gabriel Alexander Tamayo, Riley Nichol Tamayo and Benjamin Everett Tamayo. He is also survived by his niece, Brenda (Sam) Long, his cousin, Howard (Wanda) McCurry, Bubba's mother and step-father, Stephanie and Robert Pewterbaugh, and Steve Bauman, his close friend for the last 35 years. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Earl Ladd Cemetery, Danville, Arkansas. Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Children's Hospital. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Ruebel Funeral Home. www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.