Deacon Kenneth Drake Rice Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Deacon Kenneth Drake Rice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenneth Drake Rice, son of the late Wade Rice and the late Sarah O. Miller Pittman, was born Wednesday, October 22, 1947, in York, PA. He graduated from William Penn High School, York, where he was a star basketball player and ran track. Upon graduation, Kenny enlisted in the United States Army and served four years as a Military Policeman of which eleven months were served in Thailand. He received a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service and Campaign Medals and was a Rifle Sharpshooter. Kenny enjoyed fishing, cooking and was an avid Cowboys football fan. He retired from Caterpillar as a Logistics Supervisor where he was employed for over thirty years. He was a devoted member of the Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church, Harrisburg, PA, where he served as a Deacon. His fraternal affiliations included lifetime member of Masonic Order, American Legion, Post 594, Middletown, PA, and the Elks Brotherly Lodge. In his sixty-ninth year, while at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, on Thursday, February 2, 2017, Kenneth answered the call of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ joining in eternal life his parents, his beloved wife, Norma Jean Rice; his stepfather, Charles W. Pittman; brothers, Bruce Rice, Billy and Bobby Pittman; and his sister, Joyce Rice Jones. Deacon Rice leaves to remember and cherish many special memories his sister, Angiolina M. Wright (James) of Fruitland Park, FL; one son, Kirk May of York, PA; two brothers, Marshall Pittman (Carolyn) of Silver Spring, MD, and Richard Pittman of Fayetteville, NC; stepson, Kevin Cobb (Tammeron) of Hummelstown, PA; grandsons, Antwuan Law-Cobb and Joshua Headen of Harrisburg, Chase May and Braxton Neff of York; granddaughter, Kacie Cobb of Hummelstown; goddaughter, Kendra Wright of Fruitland Park, FL; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and his Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church Family. Giving God All Glory, Honor and Praise, Lovingly Submitted, the Family

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Deacon Kenneth Drake Rice

October 22, 1947 - February 2, 2017