Brian Andrew Rice

Beloved husband, father, son, and brother, Brian a Rice, 49, passed away peacefully in his home on June 22, 2025. Brian is survived by his parents - Bill (Sue)Rice, Diane (Bobby)Dean, his siblings - Brandon (Hannah) Rice, Shawn (Andy) Howell and Chris (Britt) Rice, his loving wife - Alicia Rice, his children - Autumn(Lee) Garcia, Amber, Annabelle and Abby Rice as well as several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and many friends he loved dearly.

Brian was born at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro on January 13th, 1976. He graduated from Northwest Guilford High in 1994. He obtained his bachelor’s degree at High Point University and his Master’s degree at Webster University. Brian served in the Army from 2008 to 2015. He deployed to Afghanistan December 2009 to December 2010, then held two commands at Fort Benning, Georgia. Following his military service, he moved back to North Carolina and was employed at Thomas Built Buses for several years. He devoted himself to his family and continued to develop his passion for fishing and hunting. He shared his love for the outdoors with his younger daughters Annabelle and Abby who accompanied him on several adventures including the awards ceremony where he was bestowed the title of Grand Master for completing the Ultimate Waterfowlers Challenge. That was an accomplishment he was very proud of. Most of all, he was proud to be a husband, father, son, brother and friend.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 1:00-1:45 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro. Funeral services will follow on Saturday at 2:00 pm at the Glenn “Mac” Pugh Chapel with Pastor Matthew Pugh officiating and with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Burial will be held at the Salisbury National Cemetery.