Raymond Ellis Bud Hice; 83; of Perryopolis; died Sunday; June 20; 2004; in Victoria House; Monessen; after a lengthy illness. He was born April 1; 1921; in New Kensington; a son of the late Ezra and Hazel Firster Hice. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by two brothers; William R. Dodds and Gerald C. Dodds; and his step father; George Dodds. Mr. Hice was a graduate of Monessen High School and employed for 41 years by U.S. Steel. He was a veteran of World War II; serving in the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Mr. Hice and 2;000 others survived the sinking of the first U.S.S. Block Island by a German U-boat of the coast of Africa in late 1942. He was a member and past officer of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Monessen. Survivors include his wife of 62 years; Mary Dacko Hice; whom he married on June14; 1942; one son; Raymond Elton Hice and fiancee Susan Schubert of Republic; three grandchildren; Jeffrey A. Hice; Todd A. Hice and Stephanie M. Timms and husband Nelson; three great-grandchildren; Mary Sue; Todd A. Jr. and Haley; one sister; Clara Elizabeth Betty Shutterly of Belle Vernon; one sister-in-law; Rose Janus and husband Paul of Monessen; one brother-in-law; Joseph Dutchko and wife Shirley of Perryopolis; many cousins; nieces and nephews; and a former daughter-in-law; Sue Beveredge. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. in the ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue; Monessen (724-684-3700). Funeral services will be held Wednesday; June 23 at 12:30 p.m. in St. Nicholas U.O. Church; Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Parastas service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.