Martha Gail Rice

April 23, 1952 - December 5, 2020

Martha Gail Rice, 68, passed away December 05, 2020 at her residence. Services will be 11am Monday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Lakewood Memorial Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements. Mrs. Rice was a member of Highland Baptist Church. She was a co-founder and active member of the women's mission group “Morning Glories” of Highland Baptist. She retired after 30-years of service at ATT / Bellsouth. She was loved by her family and friends and will be dearly missed. Ms. Rice was preceded in death by her parents, Foster Monroe and Martha McDaniel Tyson; sister, Kay Lynn Tyson. She is survived by her loving husband of 49-years, Sherman, Rice; son, Brad Rice (Stacey) of Oxford; daughter, April Rice of Biloxi; sisters, Denise Windom (Van) of McComb, Carol Welch (Joe) of Crystal Springs, Mary Hinton (sister in Christ) of Hazlehurst: and grandchildren, Kaitlin and Stephen Rice. As an option to flowers, memorials in her honor may be made to Highland Baptist Church Morning Glories (505 N. Jackson St., Crystal Springs, MS 39059) or a charity of choice. Click link to our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC5UtRUcIMwwMznqBN4d_IA