Josephine Whitaker Rice, age 96, of Brentwood, Tennessee; passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Mrs. Rice was the daughter of the late Walter M. Whitaker, Sr and Lou eElla Whitaker of Monterey, Tennessee.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Horton Rice and three siblings, Corbitt, Olen and Frankie Whitaker. She is survived by her brother, Walt (Jacque) Whitaker of Old Hickory, Tennessee.
Josephine was born in Fentress County, Tennessee on April 1, 1924. She graduated from Monterey High School in 1942 and immediately entered the U.S. Army Nurse Training Program at Baptist Hosptial in Nashville, Tennessee. She received her Registered Nurse Degree in 1945. She worked in hospital surgery and other medical areas; including Twenty-Five years at Cain-Sloan Co. Inc where she headed up the Insurance and First Aid Departments.
Prior to her death, she was a patient at NHC Cool Springs Assisted Living in Franklin, Tennessee. Josephine was a long time member of the Concord Road Church of Christ in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Special Thanks to the Nurses and staff at NHC Cool Springs facility and Caris Hospice in Franklin, Tennessee.
A Private Graveside Service will be conducted at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, July 3, 2020 with Keith O'Neal of Concord Road Church of Christ Officiating.
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