Minetta Sue Rice

Minetta Sue Rice, 81, of Huntington, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Services will be private for the family. Burial will take place in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. Minetta was born on January 19, 1939 in Huntington, WV to the late Belvard Rucker and Bertha Oakley Wellman Prichard. Minetta was a 1957 graduate of Wayne High School and a lifelong resident of Wayne County. She was an active member and church committee leader at Westmoreland United Methodist Church. She was a teacher and high school counselor for Wayne county High Schools having worked at Wayne High School, Ceredo-Kenova High School, and Spring Valley High Schools for over 40 years. She was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority.  She is survived by one daughter, Shaunda Rice; one sister, Bonita (Danny) Williams; one brother, B.G. (Peggy) Prichard; five nieces and nephews, Mary (John) Laverty, Belvard “Skip” Prichard, Karen (Dan) Mills, Andy (Mindy) Clark, and Tessa (Aaron) Gossett; five great nephews, Kyle and Josh Mills, Hunter and Dean Clark, and Ty Gossett; and one special friend Bob Nelson. A memorial service for the public will be conducted at a later date when people can safely gather. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Westmoreland United Methodist Church.  Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com .