Born in Buladean, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Fredrick William Rice
and Ruth Mae (Berry) Rice
Sister of
Virgina Rice [half], Margaret Rice [half], Ida (Dunn) Flores [half], Thelma (Berry) Hernandez [half], Ben Buster Rice, [private brother (1930s - unknown)], Eunice (Rice) Caldwell and Lily (Rice) Phillips
Wife of
Victor LeRoy Long
— married
14 Oct 1957 (to Sep 1968) in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Billy Dee Long, [private daughter (1960s - unknown)], Bobbie Long, [private daughter (1960s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 74
in Carnesville, Franklin County, Georgia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Dec 2015
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Biography
Frankie was the daughter of Fred William 'Bill' Rice and Ruth Mae Berry Rice. She had no middle name, but everybody up north, IN/IL area, call her Jackie. In her younger days, before & after having children, she waited on tables. She worked for Kresge's during & after it became Kmart & worked in the cafeteria, and then as a cashier.
She leaves behind her daughters and son-in-laws Bobbie Dee Long Lamberson-Poston and Scott Poston of Carnesville, GA; Barbara "Barbi" Dee Long (Clay)Hulse of Comer, GA; Bonnie Dee Long of Knoxville, IN; Brendalee Dee Long of Hohenwald, TN; siblings Ida Flores and Brownie Rice of Adrian, MI; thirteen grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Victor LeRoy Long, son Billy Dee Long, brother Ben Rice (who just passed less then 4 days earlier.. it was the day of his funeral), sisters, Thelma (Reed)Hernandez, Eunice (Rice)Caldwell, Lily (Rice)Phillips and niece Tammy Phillips Earley.
Following a private family gathering at Berry Funeral Home a memorial service celebrating her life will be held and burial will be in the Berry Family Cemetery in Carter Co., TN, by her mother. Frankie's 1st cousin, Henry Berry, gave a graveside service.
Frankie was born in 1937. She passed away in 2012.
Sources
- Frankie "Jackie" Rice Robinson Find a Grave memorial
- daughter Bobbie
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frankie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frankie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frankie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frankie:
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50.00%
Bobbie Long 
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