Mary Margaret Rice
(June 11, 1927 - July 19, 2022)

Mary Margaret Rice, 95 of Huntington, WV passed away, Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. She was born June 11, 1927 in Huntington, WV the daughter of the late John Roy and Grace Adams Scott. She was a homemaker, a breast cancer survivor, survived the depression and the 1937 flood. She was very creative, great at sewing, a tenacious woman who also loved her sweets. She loved animals and birds with Cardinals being her favorite. More than anything, she was a lifelong lover of God and enjoyed Christian radio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Cecil "Pete" Rice; sister, Ruth L. Scott; brother, John Roy “Jack” Scott, Jr.; son-in-law, Greg Perry and her grandson, Noah Anthony Hutchinson. She is survived by one son, Richard (Kathy) Rice of Batavia, OH; three daughters, Karen Rice of Barboursville, WV, Nancy (Terry) Carpenter of South Point, OH and Kim (Jimmy) Ginther of Delaware, OH; grandchildren, Dr. Chris (Carolyn) Rice, Emily Crawford, Staci Perry, Krystal (John) Kay and Sonny Carpenter; great-grandchildren, Mya Crawford, Carson Rice, Avalyn Rice, Teagan Rice, Tanner Perry Muskett, Regina Scarberry, Katelyn Kay and Charlie Kay. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Henson and Kitchen Mortuary, 6357 E. Pea Ridge Rd. Huntington, WV near Barboursville with Pastor Brady Lipscomb officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Huntington, WV. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM service time at Henson and Kitchen Mortuary. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Barbara Farley who always did her hair; thank you to the caring doctors at HIMG who took good care of her through the years; the neighbors on her road who looked out for her; the home health care workers who kept her going this last year; and a special thank you to the ladies at the Barboursville Senior Center who prepared lunch for her. She commented with every bite, "It is so good."