Kenneth Lee Rice, Jr., 98, resident of Santa Fe, Texas passed from this life on February 14,2025 which gave him the ability to spend Valentines Day with the love of his life. He was born in Galveston, Texas to loving parents, Kenneth Lee Rice, Sr. and Annabelle Stanford Rice. Kenneth was one of three siblings, who were his lifetime companions and friends. He was a longtime faithful member of the Living Faith Outreach Church, in Dickinson, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Margaret Rice; sister, Carol Petersen, and brother, Harvey Rice.

Kenneth leaves behind to cherish his lifetime of memories, which spanned over nine decades. His daughters, Sharon Long and husband Charles, Cindy McGowan and husband John; grandchildren, Shane Long and wife Shannon,  and Kevin Long; great grandchildren, Candace Tucker, Emily Long and Marissa Sheets; great great grandchildren, Maxwell Sheets, Faraday Sheets, and Sagan Sheets; as well as numerous extended family and friends.

In his honor a visitation will be held Thursday February 20, 2025 from 11:00-12:00pm with a funeral service at 12:00pm in the Living Faith Outreach Church, in Dickinson, Texas. Interment immediately following at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas.