Connie Lee (Burch) Rice, 53, of Callaway, MD, passed away on May 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving family after battling mental illness and succumbing to multiple strokes.

Connie was born on August 9, 1970, in Leonardtown, MD, and was the loving and devoted daughter of Sharon (Nelson) Mahmoud (Dave) and Ernest Benton Burch, Sr. (Brenda). Connie is survived by her husband, Robert "Bobby" Rice, Sr., who was her soulmate and best friend, Robert B. Hidey, her deeply beloved son, and her most precious granddaughter, Cheyanne Hidey, her heart-loving brother, Ernest "Ern" Burch (Lindsey), her nephews, Ernest "Fox", Benton "Ben", Winfield, Holden Burch, Brody, Gabe, and Linken Richards, as well as Jennifer Suite (Bobby) and Tiffany Richards (Chris), whom she loved and considered sisters. She was preceded in death by her heavenly brother, Adam Burch.

Connie worked as a Financial Management Analyst at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, where she retired with disability.

Connie enjoyed taking her puppy on walks to the water park and other places, spending time with family, particularly her son and granddaughter, attending family gatherings, especially crab feast, the Baltimore Orioles, tanning at the beach and getting sand between her toes and listening to the waves, listening to music and singing with family, as well as reading her Bible.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD, where a funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM with Pastor Alden Laird officiating. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Serving as pallbearers will be Ernest "Fox" Burch, Howard Burch, Jay Owens, Mack Owens, Jimmy Williams, and Mark Unkle.