Sylvia Winstead Rice

Sylvia Winstead Rice, 88 of Bath, formerly of Wilson passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  Pastor Wayne Whitley will officiate.

The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

Before moving to Bath, Sylvia lived in Wilson, a city she loved and was proud to call home.

Sylvia is survived by her son, Frankie Rice of Bath; granddaughters, Erin Lee Rice of Hickory, and Jamie Rice of Greenville, and great granddaughters, Abigail Delbert and Lillian Delbert.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Rice; parents, Wiley and Sallie Winstead; sisters, Mildred, Ruby Mae, Doris and Joan, and her brother, Rufus Winstead.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.