On November 27, 2002, our hearts were broken when God called for Loretta Jean Rice. She was a woman that gave her family and friends unconditional love. She had the heart of a lion, the soul of an angel, and the patience of a saint. We love her, and will miss her desperately. Our memories of her will be the gifts she will continue to give us. Those who had the honor of spending time with her, crying and laughing with her, understand what a special gift she was, and we are so much better for knowing her. She was our wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and sister, but most of all, she was our friend.

Loretta Jean Null was born December 31, 1943, to Wadie Lee and Edna Robison Null in Comanche, Oklahoma, and passed from this life at her home in Comanche on Wednesday, November 27, 2002, at the age of fifty-eight.

Loretta was a licensed beautician, caregiver, preschool teacher's assistant, and homemaker. She was a member of Ladies for Christ and a dedicated volunteer to Praise Assembly of God Church in Comanche. She and Leslie Rice were united in marriage on December 21, 1962, in Comanche, Oklahoma.

Survivors include: her husband, Leslie, of the home in Comanche, OK; five sons - Ricky and his wife Brenda, of Duncan, OK, Greg and his wife Kristi, of Marlow, OK, Randy and his wife Kandice, of Comanche, OK, Michael and his wife Tina, of Duncan, OK, and Ray of Edmond, OK; one daughter - Darla Jean Rice of Camarillo, CA; three brothers - H.L. Null of Ft. Worth, TX, Doc Milton Lee Null of Ft. Worth, TX, and Charles Null of Ft. Worth, TX; two sisters - Wanda Woodard of Comanche, OK, and Charlene Kollasch of Comanche, OK; six grandchildren - Erica, Kyle, Chance, Lindsay, Hunter, and Hadlee.

Loretta's grandchildren were her gifts from God; she loved them to distraction. Some of the most precious moments in her life were the times she spent with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Bridget.

A celebration of Loretta's life was held at 3:45 PM, Saturday, November 30, 2002, in the Praise Assembly of God Church in Comanche with Warren Harkins officiating. Burial was in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Comanche.