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Vernon Walter Humphreys

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Birth	:	18 Jan 1920
Death	:	22 Feb 2017
Burial	:	Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7621080, -92.4124770
Description	:	Vernon Walter Humphreys, 97, of Bloomfield, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Bloomfield Care Center. He was born January 18, 1920, at Hedrick, Iowa, to Harvey Hillis and Ollie (Noel) Humphreys. The family moved to Davis County in 1933. He was married to Betty LaRue Bullock on June 28, 1941, at Lancaster, Missouri and to this union four children were born. Vernon served for three and one-half years with the United States Navy during WWII, being honorably discharged in October, 1945, and moving his family back to Bloomfield. Vernon worked as an agent for the Standard Oil Company, operating a... Read More	Vernon Walter Humphreys, 97, of Bloomfield, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at the Bloomfield Care Center. He was born January 18, 1920, at Hedrick, Iowa, to Harvey Hillis and Ollie (Noel) Humphreys. The family moved to Davis County in 1933. He was married to Betty LaRue Bullock on June 28, 1941, at Lancaster, Missouri and to this union four children were born. Vernon served for three and one-half years with the United States Navy during WWII, being honorably discharged in October, 1945, and moving his family back to Bloomfield. Vernon worked as an agent for the Standard Oil Company, operating a bulk plant and driving a tank wagon in Davis County until his retirement in 1976. He was the sexton of the Bloomfield I.O.O.F. Cemetery for many years before and after retirement. He was a member of the American Legion Reed-Whisler Post #78, serving on the military honors squad for fifty-two years. He was a past member of the V.F.W. #8880 and the Davis County I.O.O.F. #23. Vernon was a member of the Bloomfield Christian Church, serving on many committees and in several capacities. Left to honor his memory is his son, Jedd Humphreys, of Bloomfield, and two daughters: Marilyn Leon of Bloomfield and Virginia “Ginny” Gieseke and her husband, Jim, of Des Moines, Iowa. Other survivors include two sisters, Nina Forsythe and Eva Adams, both of Bloomfield, four grandchildren, Julie (John) Kauzlarich, Tracy (Debbie) Murphy, Aaron (Becky) Murphy and Jim Morrison; six great-grandchildren: Jacob, Sara, Jackson, Matthew and Meghan Murphy, Victoria Forbord and Tabitha Morrison and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Rita LaRue White; a grandson, Wesley J. White; four great-grandchildren: James Morrison, Destiny Morrison, Eden Morrison and Whitney Mathias; two brothers: H. Harold Humphreys and Nolen Humphreys and five sisters: Violet Hull, Cynthia Rupe, Doris Meyers, Olive Jones and Muriel Martello.

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Vernon Walter Humphreys's memorial is located at: Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, Davis County, USA.
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Latitude: 40.7621080
Longitude: -92.4124770

Family Members:

Parent

Harvey Hillis Humphreys

(1884 - 1971)

Ollie Noel Humphreys

(1886 - 1968)

Spouse

Betty LaRue Bullock Humphreys

(1924 - 2007)

Siblings

Violet Hope Noel Hull

(1906 - 1997)

Cynthia E Humphreys Rupe

(1913 - 2016)

H. Harold Humphreys

(1917 - 2004)

1LT John Nolen Humphreys

(1921 - 1944)

PFC Olive L. Humphrey Jones

(1923 - 2009)

Children

Rita Larue Humphreys White

(1944 - 2004)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7621080, -92.4124770

2. Apostolic Christian Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7623740, -92.4168850

3. Bloomfield South Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7402992, -92.4075012

4. Lester Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7835999, -92.4336014

5. Cammack Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7611008, -92.4664001

6. Bloomfield Mennonite Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7214100, -92.3979300

7. Shunem Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7733002, -92.3419037

8. Pollard Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7275009, -92.4682999

9. Davis County Home Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7241600, -92.3559980

10. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7510000, -92.4879000

11. Drakesville Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7947006, -92.4852982

12. Dunnville Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8227997, -92.3796997

13. Kinney Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6963890, -92.4236110

14. Harbour Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8314018, -92.4419022

15. Patterson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6828003, -92.4083023

16. Kingdom Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8428001, -92.4194031

17. Swinney Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8411110, -92.3847220

18. Sullivan Farm Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7250000, -92.3105560

19. Breeding Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8302994, -92.4950027

20. Jay Cemetery
Floris, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8288994, -92.3227997

21. Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Wyacondah, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6750000, -92.4650000

22. White Cemetery
Bloomfield, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8112810, -92.3039270

23. McConnell Cemetery
Drakesville, Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8044440, -92.5294440

24. Wilson Cemetery
Davis County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8249000, -92.3103000