Mrs. Tyree Boothe Rice

Mrs. Tyree Boothe Rice obituary

Mrs. Tyree Boothe Rice

Tyree Rice Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by William Toney’s Funeral Home - Spring Hope on Aug. 30, 2025.

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Mrs. Tyree Boothe Rice, age 93 departed this life on August 24, 2025 in Newark, NJ.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 4 at 11:00 AM at William Toney's Funeral Home Chapel in Spring Hope. Burial will follow at Spring Hope Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10:00 AM-11:00AM prior to services.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William. She is survived by her children: Cheryl Rice of Montclair, NJ; Terry Pryor of Rocky Mount, NC; Wilma Rice of

Phoenix, AZ; William Edward Rice, Jr of Montclair, NJ, and grandson Justin Pryor of Rocky Mount, NC; Sister-in-law, Marie Rice of Elizabeth City, NC.; loving nieces, nephews,

great nieces and great nephews, and many close friends.

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