Obituary of Farrell Grice

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2012 FARRELL EUGENE GRICE SLIPPED PEACEFULLY INTO HEAVEN. HE WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON, GA ON DECEMBER 7, 1944. HIS PARENTS WERE THE LATE GENE AND MARY ETTA LANE GRICE. HE RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS A COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR. HE GRADUATED FROM DREHER HIGH SCHOOL AND MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART. HE ATTENDED MANY TECHNICAL CLASSES FOR HIS JOB AT USC AND WHILE WORKING AS AN OFFICE MACHINE TECHNICIAN. HE WAS A NATURAL MECHANIC AND COULD FIX OR REPAIR ANYTHING HE UNDERTOOK TO WORK ON. HE RECEIVED A PATENT IN 1991 FOR HIS BOAT TRAILER EXTENDER INVENTION. HE WAS A MASTER MASON, A MOOSE LODGE MEMBER FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND RECEIVED THE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD AWARD IN 1991 FROM LODGE 468 SWANSEA. HE ENJOYED HUNTING, FISHING, GROWING TOMATOES AND SPORTING EVENTS. HE ALSO ENJOYED WOODWORKING AND TEACHING HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO BE INDEPENDENT, MECHANICALLY INCLINED, CREATIVE AND METICULOUS. ADDITIONALLY, HE INSTILLED THE LOVE AND RESPECT FOR THE OUTDOORS IN THEM. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 46 YEARS, SARAH D. GRICE; A DAUGHTER, SHERRY E. (JIM) PASCHAL OF FORT COLLINS, CO; AND SON, ROBERT G. (MIRANDA) GRICE OF SWANSEA, SC; TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS, NERISSA H. COUCH (FIANCÉ, NICK MACLEOD) OF NORFOLK, VA AND MEREDITH GRICE; GREAT-GRANDSON, ALISTAR LINK MACLEOD; TWO BROTHERS, JARRELL (JAN) GRICE OF AUGUSTA, GA AND ED (SANDRA) GRICE OF PELION, SC; FRIEND, NATHAN COUCH OF FAYETTEVILLE, NC; HIS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND MANY FRIENDS;AND HIS FOUR-LEGGED BUDDY TWO SOCKS THE CAT. . HE WAS PREDECEASED BY AN INFANT SISTER; AND HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, REBEKAH E. COUCH. HE WAS ALSO PREDECEASED BY HIS BEST FRIENDS, BOB BRASINGTON, JOHN G. CULLER AND TWO FELLOW USC ?FOUR AMIGOS?, EARLY WADE AND JOHN WOOTEN; AND TJ THE CAT. Funeral services for Mr. Grice will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Greenlawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. George R. Gain officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. A reception for family and friends will follow the funeral at 651 Whetstone Road Swansea, SC 29160. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greenlawn Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Epworth Children?s Home or to the Moose Heart Children?s Home.