Hazel Ruth McGhee Brice

June 20, 2016

Hazel Ruth McGhee Brice, 75 of Atmore, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Mobile. She was a retired registered nurse. She was born in Poarch, on August 22, 1940, to the late Mace and Elba “Coot” Presley McGhee . She was a Member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. She was one of the first Native Americans to graduate from University of Alabama.  She served on the Board of Church Society for the UMC, serving Native American and Indigenous Family’s.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James A. Brice; sister, Evona Menzel; nephew, Keith Allen McGhee; and a niece, Karen Menzel.

Survivors include one son, Russel (Jeanette) McGhee; two daughters, Stephanie Brice (Thomas) Rolin, and Jaine McGhee all of Atmore; one brother, Mace McGhee,Jr of Samish Island, WA; four sisters, Betty (Jimmy) Caraway, Clara (Kenny Ray) Jones, Kim (Jimmy) Flowers, all of Atmore, and Karen (Jeff) Findley of Everett, WA; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and a special friend, Doyle Coleman.

Services were held Monday, June 20, 2016, at 10 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dianne Everette officiating.

Interment will follow in New Home Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Cory Flowers, Trent Flowers, Shane Caraway, Mark Spurill, Frankie Jones and Justin McGhee.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

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