Alva K Humphrey

HUMPHREY, WIMP

Posted By: Liz Stafford (email)
Date: 8/17/2006 at 16:06:01

ALVA K. HUMPHREY

Alva K. Humphrey one of six children of William and Nancy Humphrey ws born July 24,1888 in Scotland Co.,Missouri and passed away inthe Ottumwa hospital April 26th, 1946 at the age of 57 years, 4 months, and 2 days.

On December 8th 1907 he was united in marriage to Maudie Wimp and to this union was born one child Lial. He leaves his wife, Maude and son, Lile, 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers, Bess of Milton, Orin of stiles, W.C. of Bloomfield, Charley of west Grove, and a sister, Mintie Ellis of Hutchinson,Kansas. and a host of friends to mourn his loss.

Mr. Humphrey has been in poor health for a number of years, but had been working at the Barker Company in Bloomfield until a few days previous to his death.He had contracted double pneumonia and was taken to the hospital in Ottumwa Friday afternoon and passed away some hours later

Funeral services were held at the Milton Methodist church in charge of Rev. J.C. Behrens, Monday afternoon, with interment in the Sunnyside cemetery.