Le Roy A. Humphrey, Sr. Obituary (1922

Let Us Pause To Honor The Memory Of Mr. Le Roy A. Humphrey, Sr. Mr. Le Roy A. Humphrey, Sr., age 90, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on June 26, 1922 in Aurora, Indiana. He was the son of the late, Le Roy and Nellie Hamilton Humphrey. He resided in Aurora until he was 14 years of age. He moved to Madison and became the foster son of Roy & Leytus Black. He was a 1941 graduate of North Madison High School. LeRoy was inducted into the United States Navy during World War II on November 20, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He rose to the rank of Aviation Machinist Second Class at Great Lakes, Memphis, Tennessee and Corpus Christi. He was honorably discharged on December 3, 1945 at Corpus Christi, Texas. He was united in marriage on December 17, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Le Rita Frances Frazier. This union was blessed with three daughters and one son. They settled back in Madison in December 1945 and Le Roy was employed with the Jefferson Proving Ground as Ammunitions Specialist. He had also worked for Rex Chain-Belt in Madison as a foreman and retired from Civil Service at Jefferson Proving Ground. Le Roy was devoted husband, father and grandfather. Le Roy was a man who was always willing to help others and to give of his talents. He enjoyed taking his friends to their hospital appointments or to simply take them out to dinner. Le Roy's greatest legacy was teaching his children the importance of loving their mother and to always make someone's day brighter. He was a faithful member of the North Madison Baptist Church, a fifty year member of the Hanover Masonic Lodge No. 652 F. & A.M. Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion, Madison VFW Post 1969 and had served as Pilot of Skip's Gator. Le Roy died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Le Roy will be missed by his daughters: Cheryl J. Ricketts and her husband, Terry of Woodland Park, Colorado, Sue Kuntz of Madison, Indiana; his son: LeRoy Allen Humphrey, Jr. and his wife, Beverly Diane of Indianapolis, Indiana; his sisters in law: Jean Humphrey of Madison, Indiana, Laura Ellen Sears of Raytown, Missouri and Esther Rickenbaugh of Blue Springs Missouri; his grandchildren: Mark Ricketts, Jason Ricketts, Brent Grimes (Jeri), Megan Shepherd (Billy), Zachary Grimes, Joshua Humphrey, Erika Humphrey, Keegan Humphrey, Christan Noel & Jarrod Kuntz; his great grandchildren: Ian, Madison, Nick, Elizabeth, Londyn, Mollie, Kaitlyn Ryan Turner, Emily Noel Turner and Justice; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Le Roy & Nellie Hamilton Humphrey; his wife, Le Rita Frances Frazier Humphrey died, June 12, 2011; his daughter, Carol Ann Grimes died, June 28, 2004; his grandson: Jacob R. Kuntz died, June 2, 2002; his brother, Robert Humphrey; his brothers in law and sisters in law, Margaret & Melvin Bolinger; Edith & Elmer Bowman; Russell and Joyce Elliott; Elizabeth & Harry Kella; Joseph & Hildred Frazier; Paul Sears and Roger Rickenbaugh. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Joe Elliott and Deacon Skip Napier at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Dupont Cemetery in Dupont, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MASONIC SERVICES Masonic services will be conducted by Hanover Masonic Lodge No. 652 on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. MILITARY HONORS A Final Salute will be conducted by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Full military honors will be conducted at the graveside by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion and the United States Navy Ceremonial Unit. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Macular Degeneration or Alzheimer's Association or North Madison Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home.