August 24, 1932
Married: Alice C. Moss
Children: Andy & Angela
5 Grandchildren
John R. Trice was born August 24, 1932 on his family farm on Trice Road in Wilson County which is a certified Century Farm. He was raised in a Christian family by his parents, Henry and Era. They taught him to be honest and truthful, to value his integrity and to never be a stranger to hard work.
Johnny walked to and from Oakland Elementary School each day. At that time the school had two rooms with 8 grades and 2 teachers. Summers meant going with his Daddy to run their thrasher. They traveled the community thrashing wheat, oats and barley for neighbors who paid with part of the grain.
Jim Ward was the 4-H leader and Johnny participated in the 4-H clubs where he remembers showing steers on the Public Square in Lebanon. He attended Lebanon High School, now the current Criminal Justice Center, where he graduated in 1950. While there he was active in FFA for four years under the guidance of Mr. Buck Evans. He served as an officer, and went on to earn his American Farmer Degree in 1953. In 1993 he received an award for Outstanding Service to 4-H.
After high school, Johnny went back to farming with his father. He loved farming, but realized that another occupation would allow him to make more money to help support his farming interests. For the next 19 years he worked for Bland Motors selling Massy Ferguson tractors and equipment. This allowed him to meet and work with other farmers of Wilson and surrounding counties. In 1973, he established Trice Bookkeeping and in 1993 he founded Trice Appraisals where he still goes to work every day.
Johnny married Alice Conatser Moss of Mt. Juliet on November 11, 1955. They purchased the Neal Farm on Coles Ferry Pike where they built the house in 1965 where they still live. Johnny and Alice have two children, Andy and Angela, and grandchildren Lauren, Lexie, Ryan, Allison, and Jonathan.
Johnny enjoys being involved in all aspects of community life. He helped organize Young Farmers and Homemakers and served as President. He also served as president of the Wilson County Livestock Association and as a Director of the Wilson County Farm Bureau. Johnny has been on the board of the Wilson County Farmers Co-op for 21 years.
Johnny was concerned when the old fairgrounds sold that there was no place for young people to showcase their livestock. He was instrumental in encouraging the County Court to purchase the current James E. Ward Agricultural Center. He went on to help organize Wilson County Promotions, sponsors of the Wilson County Fair and served as the first President.
Some of his civic interests led him to serve on the Wilson County Chamber of Commerce Board, Wilson County Industrial Board and the Wilson County Water Authority Board.
He was instrumental in organizing the Peoples Bank in May 1967. He also helped establish Wilson Bank and Trust where he served on the board for several years.
Johnny and Alice attend College Hills Church of Christ where he serves on the finance committee.
In addition to Trice Appraisals, Johnny operates Alanjohn Farm which consists of 400 acres. His beef cow/calf operation boasts 80 cows. Soon you will find him cutting and rolling his own hay and enjoying every minute on the farm.
