Ariyana

Rice

On July 7, 2023, God called her home. Rest in Heaven Ari, you've gained your wings.

Ariyana Marie Rice was born on April 8, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Ari's favorite store was Walmart and her favorite television show was Cocomelon.

Ari loved to laugh and play. Her favorite color was pink. She enjoyed dressing up and admiring herself in the mirror, and she loved lip gloss.

Ari attended Alvis Grove Missionary Baptist Church with her grandmother, Mary, at times where she loved running around the church. Ari especially loved when the choir would sing—she would clap and sing along.

Ari's favorite person in the world was her father, Eric Rice.

Ariyana is survived by father, Eric Rice; mother, Tameka Webb; sister, Erica Rice; brother, Darius Eskridge; grandmothers, Mary McFadden (Eddie) and Judy Hunter; grandfather, Quadras Webb; great-grandmother, Mary Webb; uncles, Michael (Bakiba) Rice and Jeremy McFadden; auntie, Edna Matthews (Clyde); and Quad Webb.