Annitta Lou Rice

Annitta Lou Rice was born on July 21, 1936, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Thursday, January 13, 2011, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 74. Annitta, the daughter of Harry Earnest and Emma Lou (Head) Rapp, was a long-time resident of Meeker. She was a graduate of Meeker High School with the class of 1954. She married Leon Rice on March 14, 1953, in Meeker. Annitta was a homemaker, an EMT, and retired from the Meeker Schools where she was the cafeteria manager for many years. Her hobbies included cooking, crafts, bowling, and she loved to fish with her buddy, Leon. Annitta also volunteered at Unity Hospital . Her parents and great grandchild, Kelsey Smith Briggs, preceded Annitta in death. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Leon Rice of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Joseph and Jerry Rice of Newalla; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah Lou and Rex Haugh of Shawnee, Teresa Kay and Jay Sigman of Shawnee, Tara Anne and Jay Matthews of Henryetta; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy and Bob Hedge of Meeker; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 1 niece and 3 nephews; other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel in Meeker on Sunday, January 16, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:00 AM, at Mammoth Baptist Church in Meeker with Rev. Mike Hazelwood and Rev. Glen Walters officiating. Interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague.