Erma Rice Erma Rice, 92, of Columbia, died on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at Cumberland County Hospital Emergency Room in Burkesville, Ky. after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late William and Rosaline Thomas Humphress of Adair County, Ky., and was a member of Plum Point Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, G.T. "Tom" Rice of Columbia; two sons, George Randall Rice and Billy Rice, both of Columbia; three grandchildren, William Allen Rice, Michael Rice and Jo Allison Rice; and one step-grandchild. Funeral was at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in Columbia with burial in Haven Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Lewis Haynes and the Rev. Jim Goff officiated. Pallbearers were Wyman Rice, George Rice Jr., Michael Rice, Mark Rice, James Rice and Bill Rice. Central Kentucky News Journal 09/08/2002