Leslie K.(Wainwright) Rice, born on July 14, 1945 in Oklahoma City, OK., to the late William Bowman Wainwright and Ethel Marie Stebbins Wainwright, passed away on March 7, 2010, in Dallas.
She spent her youth in Muskogee and graduated from Muskogee Central High School in 1963.
Leslie attended SMU where she was in Chi Omega Sorority and graduated from Oklahoma University with a degree in Mathematics in 1967. Leslie was a dedicated mother and talented at all things artistic. As a commissioner for Lake Highlands Soccer Association for many years she dedicated her time to promote youth soccer.
She is survived by her three children; Christopher Rice, Wendi Polvado and husband John, and Kevin Rice and wife Beverly; three grandchildren, Nicholas, Chloe and Ainsley Rice; her brother Jeffrey Wainwright and wife Theresa of Plymouth, Michigan; two nephews, Gregory and Justin Wainwright; Aunt Ruth Stebbins, Uncle Joseph Mengel; cousins, Ruth Marie Waller, Roger Stebbins and his wife Mary, Lynn Mengel Cansler, Susie Mengel, Dr. William Buchanan, Dr. Carolyn Morrison, Mark Costley, and second cousins Christie Cade and her husband Cash and their sons, Myles Waller and his children, Mark Waller and his son, Carrie Joy, Stacy Stebbins, Stephanie Stebbins, John Stebbins and his wife Leslie along with their children.
A grave-side prayer service is scheduled for Saturday, March 20th at 1:00p.m. at Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee. A formal funeral service was previously held in Dallas, Texas. As an alternative to flowers, memorials may be made to the Lake Highlands Soccer Association, P.O. Box 38353, Dallas, TX 75238 or to the Alzheimers Association of America.
