Paula Jean Rice's Obituary
Paula Jean Bickley Rice, 59 of Kennesaw passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in Marietta, GA.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 2:00 PM at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home Chapel in Austell, GA. The family will receive visitors from 12:00-2:00 PM prior to the service.
Paula was born in Montezuma, GA on January 16, 1962 She graduated from Perry High School and went on to get her Associates Degree. She has been married to her husband, Ken for 40 years and they have a daughter, Becky.
Paula loved spending her free time with her family, especially her two granddaughters, Ansley and Allie. She loved shopping, cooking, bird watching, spontaneous beach or mountain trips, four wheeling, stargazing, and college football, especially Georgia Tech. Paula was a caregiver to all she met, many referring to her as their own “Mom”.
Paula is preceded in death by her mother, Vadna Joyce Bickley Barker and her father James Monroe Bickley, Jr. Paula is survived by her husband, William Rice; daughter, Rebecca Sowar; “son” Jonathan Sowar; granddaughters, Ansley Sowar and Allie Sowar; brothers, James Bickley III and Tony Bickley; brother-in-law, Mike Rice; and mother-in-law, Sarah Donehoo.
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