Barb was born on January 7, 1948 at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert Ohio to the late Alice Louise (Mohler) Rice and William Dean Rice, the youngest girl of 9 children. She married Kenneth C. Hill in 1966 and they resided in Van Wert until the end of 1993 when they moved to Ft. Wayne, Indiana to run an emergency foster home, fostering 170 children. In the spring of 2003, Barb and Ken relocated to The Colony, in north Dallas, Texas to be close to their grandchildren. Barb’s heart was dedicated to enriching the lives of children, working at various schools and daycares and finally a nanny for the remainder of her working years. She served as the greeter at her church, Horizons Church in The Colony. She was best known for her love for her family (especially her grandchildren) her quick wit and fun-loving spirit.
Barb is survived by her husband, Kenneth C Hill (The Colony, Texas), her daughter Brenda Sue Hill (Mutizwa Chirunga) and Pamela Kaye (Hill) De Santiago (Humberto De Santiago) and her grandchildren, Tristan, Elaina, Jonathan and Nicholas. She is survived by her sister Ruth Hill (Van Wert), and 2 brothers Rodger Rice (Van Wert) and Gary (Phyllis) Rice (Ohio City) and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Marilyn Bollenbaugh, Joyce Jent, Linda Odenweller, and two brothers, Charles Rice and Johnny Rice.
A graveside service will be held at the National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas for immediate family. A celebration of her life is being planned for late May in The Colony, Texas.
Memorial donations can be made to Metro Relief, 5201 S Colony Blvd., Ste 545, The Colony, Texas 75056.
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