Funeral service for Gertrude Guice, 81, of Opelika, AL, will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Bell Missionary Baptist Church, 348 Foster Street, Auburn, AL, 36832 with interment in Mt. Pelia Church Cemetery, 377 Lee Road 78, Camp Hill, AL, 36850, Reverend Mark X. Lee will officiate.

Mrs. Guice, who passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Arbor Lakes Health and Rehabilitation Center in Auburn, Alabama, was born December 5, 1944, in Macon County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mrs. Guice will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service.

She leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter, Jacqueline (Stanley) Dawson; two sons, Tyrone (Nisa) Guice and D’Wayne (Consuela) Guice; nine grandchildren, Elizabeth Guice Christian, Jaquel Dawson, Thomas (Brenda) Dawson, Skye Guice, Devin Guice, Christian Guice, Trinity Guice, D’Wayne Guice, Jr. and Ethan Guice; five great-grandchildren, Deandra (Andrew) Heizer, Kourtnie Guice, Remaea Christian, Jaylen Christian and Naomi Davis; three sisters-in-law, Mary Lois Wood of Notasulga, AL, Mary Feagin of Richmond, VA and Annie Lois (Walter) Royal of Athens, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.