Earl Chapman Humphrey
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Oral History
In April of 1990 my father James Bradley Hannah recorded an oral history with my grandfather Earl C. Humphrey on 4 90 minute audio cassettes. In April of 2008 (18 years later) I digitized the audio cassettes and started this project, a transcript of that audio history.
Transcripts
- earl1.mp3: The homestead, school, celebrations, threshing, the garden, preserving food, into town.
- earl2.mp3: Transcription 3/4 done. --Jhannah 22:32, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
- earl3.mp3
- earl4.mp3
- earl5.mp3
- earl6.mp3
- earl1.mp3
- earl7.mp3
- earl8.mp3
- earl9.mp3
- earl9a.mp3
- earl10.mp3
Obituary
Burlington Hawk-Eye Nov 27, 2000
Earl C. Humphrey, 80, 2778 Jefferson, Mount Pleasant, died at 12:40 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at Independence Regional Health Center in Independence, Mo. Born Jan. 7, 1920, near Glasgow, he was the son of Burton Litton and Maggie Hudson Humphrey. On Dec. 28, 1946, he married Marine Stark in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Mr. Humphrey was a foreman and inspector for the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown before his retirement. He lived most of his life near Mount Pleasant. He was a World War II Navy veteran and an Elder in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Mount Pleasant.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Sharon Hannah of Independence; two grandchildren; and one brother, Howard Humphrey of Burlington. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Visitation will be from 6:30 until 8 p.m. today at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. The funeral for Mr. Humphrey will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home, with Elder Larry Jannings officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.
A memorial has been established for the USS Houston Survivors Association, 5848 Backbay Lane, Austin, TX 78739.
