It is with great sadness that the family of Agnes Rose Bowman Rice announce her passing on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, at the age of 85. Agnes was born on March 3, 1937, in Versailles.
Agnes loved the Lord, lived for Him and was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Even in the hardest of times, she had a smile and a hug for anyone she encountered. She was a member of Fintville Community Church and worked tirelessly to keep the doors open for many years. She retired from Jim Beam Distillery.
She loved her family fiercely, the outdoors, flowers, birds, coloring and her special cat Autumn.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Sharon (William) Jones, Robbie (Kelli) Rice, Kim (Eugene) Marcum and Tony Rice; grandchildren, Andrea (Ben) Mackey, Lori (Josh DeVore), Aaron (Megan) Marcum, Tara Marcum and Robert Rice III; and great-grandchildren, Eli Mackey, Camden Mackey, Hazel Mackey, Silas Mackey, Olivia DeVore and August Pepperz. She is also survived by her brother, Lonnie (Sally) Bowman, and sister-in-law Rhonda Bowman, along with many special nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She will also be greatly missed by her friends and the workers at Sayre Christian Village in Lexington. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Robert (Bobby) Carl Rice; her parents, Reverend Lawrence and Lorine Bowman; her brother, Larry Bowman; her sister, Juanita Jones; and brother- in- law Cecil Jones.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Clark Funeral Home, Rose Hill Avenue, with Ben Mackey officiating. Serving as casket bearers will be Willie Jones, Eugene Marcum, Josh DeVore, Ben Mackey, Aaron Marcum and Robert Rice. Honorary casket bearers will be Billy Lee Carpenter, Steve Jones, Stephen Jones, William Brown and Carol Thurman. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.clarklegacycenter.com.