GLADYS L. (SOUTHERN) RICE, 95, a Wellesley resident for over 50 years, died on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham. She spent her early life in Somerville where she graduated from Somerville High School. Mrs. Rice was an active member of the Wellesley Congregational (Village) Church in Wellesley Square.
Wife of the late Harold F. Rice, Jr. she is survived by her granddaughter, Susan L. Lord and her husband Daniel of Egg Harbor Township, NJ; her grandson, Steven William Wilson of Princeton, MA; and her two great-granddaughters, Jennifer and Christine Lord of Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Also survived by her son-in-law, William W. Wilson of Somers Point, NJ. Mrs. Rice was predeceased by her daughter Joyce L. (Rice) Wilson.
A Memorial Service will be conducted on Friday, Oct. 1st at 11 AM in the chapel of the Wellesley Congregational Church, 2 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02482.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to The Wellesley Congregational Church Youth Group. The interment is private.