ELMER DENTON RICE, 96, a lifelong resident of Lapeer, died Tuesday, April 25, 2023. He was born June 28, 1926 in Lapeer to parents Leslie and Mabel (Pratt) Rice. Elmer graduated from Lapeer High School, class of 1944. He married Betty Jean Taylor in Hadley, Michigan, she preceded him in death in 1995. He