Individual Details
Mary Lee Dunavent
(22 Jul 1924 - 30 Sep 2014)
July 22, 1924 - September 30, 2014 Mary Lee Dice, 90, of Birmingham, passed away, Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil W. Dunavent and Willie Mae Jaco; her husband, Richard E. Dice, and two brothers, Clyde J. Dunavent, and Robert V. Dunavent.
She is survived by her son, Richard Dice (Karen); and her daughters, Deidre Harbuck (Rick); Leslie Lane (Chris); Melissa Caffey (Bill); and Melanie Anderson (Joe), as well as eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held at Southern Heritage Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Hoover First United Methodist Church, 1934 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil W. Dunavent and Willie Mae Jaco; her husband, Richard E. Dice, and two brothers, Clyde J. Dunavent, and Robert V. Dunavent.
She is survived by her son, Richard Dice (Karen); and her daughters, Deidre Harbuck (Rick); Leslie Lane (Chris); Melissa Caffey (Bill); and Melanie Anderson (Joe), as well as eleven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be held at Southern Heritage Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Hoover First United Methodist Church, 1934 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226.
Events
| Birth | 22 Jul 1924 | Canton, Madison County, Mississippi | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 24 Apr 1930 | (Virgil Wayne Dunavent and Willie May Jaco) Mississippi, Crittenden County, Arkansas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 23 Apr 1940 | (Virgil Wayne Dunavent and Willie May Jaco) West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage | 29 Aug 1947 | Arkansas - Richard Earl Dice | |||
| Death | 30 Sep 2014 | Alabaster, Shelby County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Richard Earl Dice (1926 - 2009) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Virgil Wayne Dunavent (1891 - 1973) |
| Mother | Willie May Jaco (1902 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Clyde Jenkins Dunavent Sr. (1919 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Robert Virgil Dunavent (1921 - 1977) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Virgil W Dunament Head Male 38 Mississippi - Farmer, cotton farmWillie M Dunovest Wife Female 28 Mississippi
Clyde J Dunovest Son Male 11 Mississippi
Robert T Dunovest Son Male 9 Mississippi
Mary L Dunovest Daughter Female 5 Mississippi
Census (family)-shared
Virgil W DunavantHeadM48Mississippi - Clerk, liquor storeWillie M DunavantWifeF38Mississippi
Clyde J DunavantSonM21Mississippi
Robert V DunavantSonM19Mississippi
Mary L DunavantDaughterF15Mississippi
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2R-2NJ.
2. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQVF-FFK : 17 May 2014), Virgil W Dunavant, West Memphis, Mississippi Township, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-19A, sheet 26B, family 577, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 131..
3. Find A Grave Memorial 185756600.