Cynthia Angelique Helms Rice

Memorial services for Cynthia Angelique Helms Rice, 49, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.Mrs. Rice died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Lawrence.She was born May 19, 1958, in Cameron, Mo., the daughter of Neanette Rubideaux.Mrs. Rice worked for Pines International.She married Kevin Rice. He preceded her in death.Survivors include her mother; two daughters, Amy Lynn Gordon and Sierra Skye Rice, both of Lawrence; a son, Jeremy Ryan Meuffels, Lawrence; a brother John Helms, Lawrence; a sister, Julie; her companion, James White, Lawrence; and three grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. The family suggests memorials to the Cynthia A. Rice Memorial Fund, sent in care of the mortuary.