LeRoy Alvia Trice, 79

LAUREL - LeRoy Alvia Trice of Laurel, formerly of Federalsburg, Md., passed away Friday, May 4, 2007, in the Memorial Hospital in Easton. He was 79.

Mr. Trice was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Denton, Md., son of the late Roland Linwood and Elma Gertrude (Moore) Trice. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Esther Mae (Fluharty) Trice.

He was a truck driver for Nagel Farm Service for over 20 years. He attended Harmony United Methodist Church, and enjoyed gardening, crabbing and giving to others.

He is survived by his wife, Rosalie Rosetta Trice; a daughter, Darlene Reeves of Tifton, Ga.; four grandchildren, Jason Trice of East New Market, Md., Amber M. Cummings of Tifton, Amber M. Cummings of Westminster, Md., and Brianna N. Reeves of Tifton; a sister, Sarah Marshall of Cambridge, Md.; two half sisters, Sidney Cox of Denton, and Doris Adkins of Baltimore; four stepchildren; 15 stepgrandchildren; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; a special great-granddaughter, Morgan Wells; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by four brothers, Linwood F. Trice, Charles K. Trice, Wilmer L. Trice and Theodore R. Trice.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Framptom Funeral Home, with the Rev. Carol Price and the Rev. Denzil Cheek officiating. Interment will follow in Bloomery Cemetery in Smithville. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6 to 8, and also one hour prior to the service.