LANCE EDWARD RICE

Lance Edward Rice, age 25, of Columbia City, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN. To honor his brief life, he gave the gift of life to others as an organ donor. Born in Fort Wayne, IN on October 30, 1982, he was the son of Danny Lin and Judy Kaye (Burniston) Rice.A native of Fort Wayne, he resided in Columbia City since 1997. For 7 1/2 years, he worked at Reelcraft, Columbia City. On May 17, 2003, he married Melissa S. Coverstone in Columbia City. His memberships included North American Hunting and Fishing Club and the National Rifle Association.Survivors include his wife, Melissa S. Rice of Columbia City; son, Lance A. Rice, age 2, of Columbia City; parents, Danny and Judy Rice of Columbia City; sisters, Heather Rice of Columbia City, Renee Howell, Jennifer Fryback and Megan Rice all of Fort Wayne; brother, Roger Rice of Las Vegas, NV, Danny Rice, Jr. of Auburn, IN and Jason Fryback of Columbia City; grandmother, Virginia Burniston of Kendallville, IN; mother-in-law, Christina (Dan) Hummel of Columbia City; father-in-law, Rex Coverstone of Columbia City. He was preceded in death by a brother, Frederick Fryback, grandparents, George and Vada Rice and grandfather, James Burniston.Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Sunday, August 10, 2008 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN. Funeral service is 10 a.m. with 1 hour of visitation prior to service on Monday, August 11, 2008 at Grace Lutheran Church, 204 N Main Street, Columbia City, IN with Pastor Tim Grable of Sugar Grove Church of God and Rev. Dr. C. James Cress of Grace Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Thorn Cemetery, Ormas, Noble County, IN. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Rice Family Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To send family condolences or to sign the guest register book, please visit www.demoneygrimes.com Click here to view video tribute**Video may take up to 2 minutes to load.