Joseph Lee Nice

Joseph ?Joe? Lee Nice, age 19, was born on April 6, 1985, in Newark, OH, and departed this life on Wednesday, August 4, 2004, while serving his country in Iraq. Joe was the son of Lloyd Lee Nice and Marilyn Ames Nice. During his high school years, he lived with his grandmother, Mary Sneed, in Nicoma Park, OK. Joe graduated from Choctaw High School in 2003. He was a member of the soccer team and played saxophone in the marching band. He loved video games, fishing, and hanging out with his friends. Joe was a Lance Corporal in the United States Marines. He enlisted in the Marines Corps in December of 2002 and left for boot camp in San Diego, CA, in June of 2003. Joe was killed in action in Iraq. Joe was preceded in death by his grandfather, Henry Sneed. Survivors include his grandmother, Mary Sneed, Nicoma Park, OK; mother, Marilyn Nice, Prague, OK; father, Lloyd Nice III, Newark, OH; 2 brothers, Jonathon Nice, Prague, OK, Daniel Nice, Nicoma Park, OK; 3 sisters, Kaitlin Calaway, Akron, OH, Shia Tice, Newark, OH, Kristen Riley, Newark, OH; grandparents, Lloyd & Helen Nice, Jr., Newark, OH; and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, August 13, 2004, at the First Baptist Church, Choctaw, OK. Interment will follow at Arlington Memory Gardens, Midwest City, OK. Services are under the direction of Smith-Parks Funeral Service, Harrah, OK.