Lerita Frances Frazier Humphrey Obituary (1922

Mrs. LeRita Frances Frazier Humphrey, age 89, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on January 9, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late, Joseph Lorenzo & Alcy Crank Frazier. She was raised in Kansas City and was a 1939 graduate of Central High School. LeRita was united in marriage on Dec. 17, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas to LeRoy A. Humphrey, Sr. This union was blessed with three daughters and a son. LeRita & LeRoy moved to Madison in December 1945 and settled on their farm in January 1946. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother & great grandmother. She had worked as a secretary for Hanover College and as a substitute teacher for Shawe High School and the Madison Consolidated School System. LeRita also worked as a legal secretary for Bill Prime Law Office in Madison. She was a faithful member of the North Madison Baptist and worked diligently with the American Baptist Women and the missionary circle of the church. LeRita was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Hanover Chapter No. 525 and the Martha Circle of King's Daughters'. She loved to garden, work in her flowers, she also enjoyed nature, sunrise, sunset and the formation of the clouds. She was an avid reader, enjoyed poetry, playing the piano, and tutoring. Family was most important to LeRita and she cherished her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren. LeRita died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 9:07 a.m. at her home in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY LeRita will be missed by her husband of over 66 years: LeRoy A. Humphrey, Sr. of Madison, Indiana; her daughters: Cheryl J. Ricketts & her husband, Terry of Woodland Park, Colorado, Sue Kuntz of Madison, Indiana; her son: LeRoy Allen Humphrey, Jr. & his wife, Beverly Diane of Indianapolis, Indiana; her brother: Joseph Frazier of Liberty, Missouri; her sisters: Laura Ellen Sears of Raytown, Missouri, Esther Rickenbaugh of Blue Springs, Missouri, Joyce Elliott of Raytown, Missouri; her sister in law: Jean Humphrey of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren: Mark Ricketts, Jason Ricketts, Brent Grimes & his wife, Jeri; Megan Shepherd & her husband, Billy; Zachary Grimes, Joshua Humphrey, Erika Humphrey, Keegan Humphrey, Christan Turner, Jarrod Kuntz & his wife, Jessica; her great grandchildren: Ian, Madison, Nick, Elizabeth, Lyndon, Mollie, Kaitlyn, Emily & Justice; several nieces, nephews, & other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Lorenzo & Alcy Crank Frazier; her daughter, Carol Ann Grimes died, June 28, 2004; her grandson, Jacob Kuntz died, June 2, 2002; her sisters, Margaret Bolinger & her husband, Melvin; Edith Bowman & her husband, Elmer; Elizabeth Kella & her husband, Harry; her sister in law, Hildred Frazier; her brothers in law, Paul Sears, Roger Rickenbaugh, Russell Elliott & Robert S. Humphrey. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., by Rev. Frank McGee 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 Friday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Macular Degeneration, Alzheimer's Research or the Jefferson County Youth Shelter. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of LeRita Frances Frazier Humphrey, please click here to visit our sympathy store.