Margaret "Margie" Grice

Margaret Eleanor (Margie) Grice, 81, passed away Friday afternoon, September 12, 2014, at Seton Specialty Hospital in Lafayette, where she had been admitted for health complications.She was born November 6, 1932 in Marianna, Arkansas to James Gordan Evans and Captola Jane (Riden) Evans. After high school she moved to Chicago, where she worked as a telephone operator. She transferred to Washington State and then to Memphis.On April 3, 1955, she married the love of her life, James Lloyd Grice, of Cardwell, Missouri. They lived in Memphis and Arkansas, and also spent a year in Panama while James worked for the Corps of Engineers. The couple moved to Lebanon in 1976 after James retired. Margie was widowed in 1979.Margie dedicated her life to her home and family, and enjoyed camping, bowling, gardening, reading, and music. She was a dedicated member of the Lebanon Church of Christ and a member of the Red Hat Society. Margie spent many years caring for her father after her mother passed away.In her later years Margie suffered from multiple health problems, including renal failure necessitating dialysis, a brain tumor, and several cancers. Through it all she remained a good Christian, never complaining and always with a smile on her face. She never said a bad word about anyone. Margie will be deeply missed by her family and friends, and everyone she has come in contact with. Her positive attitude was infectious and has been the inspiration to everyone in her family, church, and medical treatment center.She is survived by her son Jimmy Michael Grice and his wife Cindy Schaeffer, of Baltimore, Maryland; sisters Jane Wilhite and Brenda Ranney, and brother-in-law Robert Wilhite Sr., all of Lebanon; brother Larry Evans of Ft. Worth, Texas; nieces Tammy Culley, Angie Stoeber, and Debbie Snell; nephews Bob Wilhite Jr., Randy Wilhite, Jimmy Norman “Moochie” Evans, Ricky Martin, Steve Martin, and Micah Evans; great nieces and nephews; and innumerable friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Hubert Evans and Jimmy Evans, and brothers-in-law Clarence Grice and Ronnie Ranney.Services will be held at Myers Mortuary on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 10:30 a.m., with Pastor Steve Jaggers presiding. Burial will immediately follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will be receiving visitors at Myers Mortuary on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Boone County Senior Services, who provided excellent care and support to Margie in her final years.

Margaret "Margie" Grice

September 13, 2014