Mrs. Hedy Lamar Tabor Rice was born in Statesville, NC to the late Harvel Lamar Tabor and Clara Latten Tabor on November 5, 1942. She was a 1961 graduate of Carver High School.

Employed by Western Electric Company as an assembly line worker, she believed her most important role was that of wife, mother and homemaker. Additionally she served as a teacher and faculty assistant in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County public schools. Later she retired as a teacher from the Quality Education Institute.

Mrs. Rice was an active member of Carver Road Church of Christ and North Patterson Church of Christ. She cherished the fellowship with her church family. Knitting, playing cards, cooking, attending family reunions, singing, and spending time with children were all among her favorite activities.

She passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center, following a period of illness. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Pearlie Tabor; brothers, Harvey Joe Tabor and Larry Tabor.

Leaving a legacy of faith, patience, and determination, she will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Ellis Ray Rice; children, Trelya Rice (Derrick) Thompson and TauricLamar (Candice) Rice; grandchildren, Tauryn Rae Thompson, Deren Roosevelt Thompson, Roman Lamar Rice; siblings, Celeste Tabor, Danny Tabor, Debrasa Lewis, Selwyn Tabor, Clarissa Kennedy; aunts, Josephine Latten, EmmaMcGowen; uncles, William Latten, Matthew Latten; two special friends, Lilly Dockery and Deloris Ladson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.

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