Dorothy Rice, 88, Moline, went to meet her Lord on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Funeral services to celebrate her life will be 11 AM Wednesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Burial is in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Northcrest Calvary Baptist Church, Moline. Dorothy was born November 15, 1927 in Unionville, MO, a daughter of George and Joyce Ann (Rouse) Harmon. She graduated from Unionville High in 1945. Dorothy married Virgil Rice on December 21, 1947. They moved to Bettendorf, IA in 1956 and lived in Bettendorf and Davenport for many years. Dorothy was a long-time member of Assembly of God, Davenport. Dorothy worked at Mississippi Hotel, Parkers, Younkers, and retired from Fox Photo. She enjoyed fishing, sewing, crocheting, quilting, camping and swimming in the creek with family and friends. She had rather work out in the fields with the guys than being indoors. Dorothy got great satisfaction in helping her blind friend. She especially cherished the many good times she spent with her family and friends. Dorothy is survived by her daughter Vicky (Larry) Plumb, grandsons, Martin (Lisa) Plumb, Silvis, Terry (Melisa) Plumb, Silvis, and Jeremy (Debbie) Plumb, Colona, and great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister Alfreda James, Kirksville, MO, and brother, Bob (Rosie) Harmon, St. Paul, KS and several nieces and nephews. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Virgil in 1995, parents, and her sisters, Cleta Francis Harmon, Mary Sheehan, Crystal Choate, and Maxine Brown, and brothers, Glen, James, and Frank Harmon.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 11:00 AM

Van Hoe Funeral Home, Ltd. 1500 Sixth Street East Moline, Illinois 61244