Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Sunday, August 3, 2003

MR. JOHN FRILEY GUICE

Funeral services for Mr. John Friley Guice, age 85, of Sicily Island, LA will be held at Pine Hill Baptist Church on Monday, August 4, 2003 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Clois Cole officiating and with Rev. Dennis Hensley assisting. Interment will follow at New Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro, LA.

Mr. Guice died Friday, August 1, 2003 at his daughter's home in Ponchatoula following a lengthy illness. He was a member of Pine Hill Baptist Church, a farmer, a retired merchant, and a retired school bus driver for the Catahoula Parish School Board. Papa was a giant of a man with a kind and gentle manner he found great joy in his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He loved his family dearly and was a model father. He will be remembered as one who showed respect to and love for all humanity and for helping those who needed a helping hand.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Fielding and Janie Langston Guice his wife of 58 years, Lillian Wells Guice a sister, Elois Guice Monroe and two brothers Woodie Guice and Lester Langston Guice.

Survivors include a son, Keith Guice and wife, Nan, of Monroe a daughter, Debbie Longman and husband, Richard of Ponchatoula, LA a sister, Muriel Guice Wells of Sicily Island, LA two brothers, Herd Guice and wife Pauline of Denham Springs and Loma D. Guice and wife Leona of Sicily Island grandsons, Jon Guice and wife Stacy, Todd Guice and wife DeLaine, and William A. Guice and wife Meredith, all of Monroe, and grandsons Jacob Longman and Christopher Longman of Ponchatoula seven great grandchildren, Alexis Guice, Kelsie Guice, Arden Guice, Taylor Guice, Aubrey Guice, Abram Guice, and Charlotte Guice, all of Monroe sixteen nieces and ten nephews.

Pallbearers will be Carroll Barron, Craig Brooks, Charles Goldberg, Casey Weeks, Charlie Myers, John Edmonds, M.B. Nolen, III and Wayne Sanders.

Honorary pallbearers will be Riley Williamson, Ronnie Lofton, Paul Ivey, Michael Howes, Andy LaBorde, Charles Miller and Johnnie Saulsberry.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 PM Sunday, August 3, 2003, at Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro, LA and at the church from 9:00 AM until the time of service.