George served in the US Army Air Corps and was a veteran of WWII. He retired from the Carlisle Barracks after more than 30 years of service as a painter. He was a member and former choir member of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Carlisle. George will be deeply missed by his loving family.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years, Mary V. (Gaines) Rice, one son, Garyson D. Rice and his companion, Sandra Smith of Winston-Salem, NC, four daughters; Sharon D. Rice and her companion, Leon Rouse of Vallejo, CA, Dolly Rice Kern and her husband, Craig of Carlisle, Vickie N. Brevik and her husband, Randall of Carlisle and Toni L. Rice and her companion, Pierre Almonacy of Union, NJ, five grandchildren; Jamie Mearkle, S. Scott Marshall, Luke Brevik, Anthony Rice and Stephanie Rice and several great-grandchildren. George was preceded in death one son, George W. Rice, Jr., who died in 1997.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012, at 1 p.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, with Rev. Marilyn Hubbard and Rev. Bruce Points officiating. Burial will be in Cumberland Valley Memorial Gardens, Carlisle. A viewing will be held on Friday from 11:30 a.m. until time of the services at the funeral home.