Edward Rice

Born: February 11, 1905

Died: July 6, 1992

Married: Helena Howe

Children: Mary Rice Buchanan

William Edward Rice completed elementary school at the School on the Hill, and graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 1924. His was the last class to graduate from the old high school on Main Street.

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Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 9, 1992

William Edward Rice

SARANAC LAKE — William Edward Rice, a longtime resident of Middletown, and recently of Fairhope, Ala., died Monday July 6, 1992 in an Alabama hospital.

He was a graduate of New York University and active in civic affairs in Middletown, as well as the Presbyterian Church. He retired from the teaching profession in 1971.

Survivors include his wife, Helena Howe Rice; a daughter, Mary Rice Buchanan; a sister, Alison Howe; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A graveside service is set for 10 a.m. Friday at the Harrietstown Cemetery, with the Rev. James Mechem officiating. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Middletown.