Ronny Kay Rice

Ronny Rice, 84, of Baytown, was born September 20, 1937, in Loving, TX and passed away May 9, 2022, in a Baytown hospital. Ronny graduated from Graham High School in Graham, TX in 1956 and North Texas State College in 1960. He played football for the Mean Green. While at North Texas, he met and married the love of his life, Betty Bevers Rice. They were married for over 50 years until Betty’s death in 2010. They had two sons, Mike and Kirk, and were very active in their lives.

Even though he did not attend Texas A&M University, he was a die-hard Aggie via his marriage to Betty. They lived for Texas Aggie football, traveling all over the country with his family to see the Aggies play. His second love was golf and he played two times a week until he was nearly 80 years old.

Ronny married Nancy Lochridge Rice in 2011 and they lived in New Braunfels and Baytown until his death. In that marriage, Ronny inherited a new family, son Kevin and wife Marsha, son Mark and wife Susan, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father Homer Rice, mother Mary Rice, wife Betty Bevers Rice and son, Mike Rice. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Nancy Lochridge Rice of Baytown, son Kirk Rice of Austin, brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Becky Rice of Houston and numerous extended family members across Texas.

A gathering of family and friends will be May 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm with the celebration of life beginning at 2:00 pm at Navarre Funeral Home, 2444 Rollingbrook Dr. in Baytown.