  Dell Rice 12 December 1938 - 24 April 2016  Dell was born December 12, 1938 in Sherman to A.D. and Bessie Collins Isom and departed this life on Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Sherman at the age of 77. Dell was raised in Sherman and graduated from Sherman High School. She was employed with Johnson & Johnson for a number of years and later at Texas Instruments for over 30 years, retiring in 1998. Dell enjoyed working in her yard, tending her many flowers, and going fishing. She loved being outdoors with her grandkids and great-grandkids, who affectionately called her "MawMaw". Dell's family can attest and joked that she would re-decorate her home every other week. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Dell was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Geneva Cook; twin brothers, Ted and Fred Isom; sister, Aline Yager; brother, Floyd Isom; and sister, Lillian McCollom. She is survived by her daughters, Connie Miller and husband, Terry, of Sherman; and Donna Hampton and husband, Bill, of Pottsboro; twin sister, Dale Griggs of Lake Kiowa, Texas; brother, Gene Isom of Luella; sister, Delores Reeves of Ada, Oklahoma; brother-in-law, Bob Yager; grandchildren, Shauna Hampton, Ashley West, Aaron West and Jennifer Hampton; great-grandchildren, Jordyn Hampton, Calvin Marburger, Brock Hill, and Ariana West; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services to celebrate Dell's life were held Thursday, April 28 at Waldo Funeral Home chapel with Pastors Sid Hunter and Bobby Hancock serving as officiants. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery in Bells with Terry Miller, Bill Hampton, Robert Allen, Billy Carroll, J.D. Fogarty, Aaron West and Ricky Yager serving as pallbearers. - - - Waldo Funeral Home  Rose Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2018 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |