Rowe Rice

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rowe Pullen Rice entered into this world June 1, 2021. He spent 26 days at Children's Hospital in St. Louis before coming home to be surrounded in love by his family. Rowe slipped into the arms of his loving Savior Sunday, June 27, 2021.

Rowe is missed tremendously by his parents, Cody and Kristin Rice; his precious sister, Keely Kate; his grandparents, Jeff and Kara King, Laura King and Kevin Becker, Rob Rice and Mia Bedell; great-grandparents, Virginia King, Mark and Mary Crader, Loretta Pullen and Peggy Rice; aunts and uncle, Kaydin King and Ashlyn and Drew Palmer; great-aunts and -uncles, Kathy and Ron Carter, Anne and Chris Crader, and Angie and Eric Yant; as well as many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his two loving great-grandpas, Bill King and Jerry Pullen.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Dempster Chapel at First United Methodist Church in Sikeston.

Rowe's earthly body will be laid to rest at the feet of his great-grandpa, Jerry Pullen, his namesake, in the IOOF Cemetery in Charleston, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rowe Pullen Rice memorial fund at Alliance Bank in Sikeston to help fund an inclusive and accessible playground in Sikeston. Please leave your name with them as they would love to have a plaque listing all the people who loved this baby boy and want to help remember him in this way.

McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be shared at www.mcmiklefuneralhome.com.

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Proverbs 19:21