Mr. Ira Lee Vice

Ira Lee Vice

1920 – 2010

MT. STERLING – Ira Lee Vice, age 89, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2010, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.

Born March 8, 1920, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Albert and Henrietta Hudson Vice. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ada Pearl Carpenter Vice.

Ira Lee is survived by one son, Arnold Vice and wife Maxine of Winchester, Kentucky; two daughters, Wilma McCarty and husband Earl of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Linda White of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren.

Also surviving are two brothers, Tom Vice of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Charles Vice of Lexington, Kentucky, and four sisters, Alma Vice and Edna Henry, both of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, Bertie Razor of Fleming County, Kentucky, and Virginia Brooks of Lexington, Kentucky.

Ira Lee was a retired farmer and member of Ephesus Baptist Church in Winchester, Kentucky.

Visitation is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Reid Village Baptist Church, 1957 Winchester Road, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353.

Funeral services will be conducted 8 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2010, at Reid Village Baptist Church with the Rev. Todd Radar, Rev. Drew Martin, and Rev. Gary Conner officiating. Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 13, 2010, in Machpelah Cemetery.

Pallbearers: B. J., Earl, Ed, Joe, Wally, Sam, and Jason Johnson.

Honorary Pallbearers: Bobby Anderson, Tony Blevins, Rex Wells, Paul Williams, Billy Richmond, Doug Morris, John Baker, Frank Caudill, Steve Billings, and Stewart Morton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Claire Hospice, 222 Medical Circle, Morehead, KY 40351

Arrangements are under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, Morehead, Kentucky.

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