Mary Johnson Rice

Mary Johnson Rice, 83, of Buchanan, passed away Sunday morning, November 30, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Earl Rice, parents, Frank Edward and Minnie Blanche Powell Johnson, two sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Rice graduated from Jefferson High School, was a member of the Lithia Baptist Church, and had retired from Southern Refrigeration of Roanoke, DTS, Inc. of Salem, and Richard Simmons Well Drilling of Lithia. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Roland Bryant, of Buchanan; brother, Henry Johnson, of Roanoke; granddaughter, Laura Bryant Cooper and husband, Ian; and great-granddaughter, Sarah Allison Cooper. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Lithia Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Scott officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 1, 2008 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Buchanan Chapel of Botetourt Funeral Home, 14920 Lee Highway, 254-3000.