Jayne Rice, 72, died on November 19, 2018, following a two-year battle with cancer. She was at home on Hospice with her husband, son, and sister, Debbie.
Mrs. Rice was born on August 29, 1946 in Windsor, Vermont, to Bill and Marjorie Davis and moved to Santa Barbara with her family in 1959 at the age of 13 years. She attended and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1964.
In 1968, while working at Security-Pacific National Bank in Ojai she met Sidney Harold Rice and they were married on August 22, 1970 in Las Vegas. They raised their son, John, and daughter, April. Jayne later worked for Dr. William Pugh, retiring in 2006. Thereafter, she substituted in several local medical offices and was well known in the Ojai Medical Community. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and served faithfully with the Women's Guild and on the Bereavement Committee. In retirement, Jayne and her husband traveled and were members of the Ventura County Corvette Club.
Mrs. Rice is survived by her husband of 48 years; their two children: son, John Rice (wife, Marcee) of Ojai, and daughter, April Rice of Barbourville, Kentucky; also, six grandchildren: Rachel (husband, Shaun), Sean, Christopher, Trent, Eastin, and Tessa. She leaves behind three sisters: Debbie, Lindy, and Jeanette; and her two close friends: Gloria Jones and Connie Rimpa, both of Ojai. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Bill.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00am Friday December 14, 2018 in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Ojai, immediately followed by a reception in the Church Social Hall. A private interment will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are under the direction of the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 757 East Main Street, Ventura.