Mrs. Mary Jane (Dunaway) Rice, age 80, of Vevay, Indiana, passed away on Monday, July 12, 2021, at her residence. Mary Jane entered this life on June 12, 1941 in Ohio County, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late, Melvin Ruby and Martha Marie (Webb) Dunaway. She was raised in Ohio County, Indiana where she attended high school. Mary Jane was united in marriage on December 27, 1957 in Ohio County to Harry Lloyd Rice. This union was blessed with two daughters, Kim and Kathy and they shared nearly 49 years of marriage together until his death on March 29, 2006. She was employed for the US Shoe Factory in Vevay, Indiana for 25 years and later for Rising Star Casino & Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana for several years. Mary Jane resided in the Vevay community since 1973. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, working crossword puzzles and reading her Bible.
Mary Jane is survived by her daughters, Kim Rice of Vevay, IN and Kathy Arthur and her husband, Terry of Florence, IN; her grandchildren, Travis Arthur and his wife, Kadie of Florence, IN, Joshua Rice and his wife, Kelsey of Bear Branch, IN and Justin Rice of Vevay, IN; her great-grandchildren, Acelynn Rice, Justice Rice, Tristian Arthur, Kingston Rice and Kainen Rice; his sisters, Barbara Dunaway of Aurora, IN and Annette Miller and her husband, Jimmy of Rising Sun, IN; her brother, Donnie Dunaway and his wife, Shirley of Aurora, IN and her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Melvin Ruby and Martha Marie (Webb) Dunaway; her husband, Harry Lloyd Rice and her brother, George Dunaway.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 16, 2021, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, July 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street, Vevay, Indiana 47043.
Interment will follow in the Rising Sun New Cemetery, Rising Sun, Indiana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Cards are available at the funeral home or online at www.haskellandmorrison.com