Obituary of Mary Eva Humble Grupe, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Kim Wise
Source: Riser Funeral Home
Date: August 27, 2004



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Obituary:  Mary Eva Humble Grupe
January 18, 2004

Graveside services for Mary Eva Humble Grupe, age 91, of
Columbia will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, January 18, 2004 at
the Old Bethel Cemetery west of Clarks with Rev. Tommy
Basco officiating.
    
Mrs. Grupe was born on January 6, 1913 in Little Rock, Ar.
to the union of Henry Clyde and Eva Lillian Humble and 
died Thursday, January 15, 2004 at her residence.
    
Mary graduated from high school in Caldwell Parish and 
moved to Dallas, Texas to further her education.  She worked
there, married and lived in Dallas until April 2000, when she
moved back to Columbia.  Her hobbies included cooking, and
she was an avid gardener, painting  many of the beautiful flowers.  
She frequently exhibited her work at art shows in Dallas
and won many awards such as Best of Show and Best Liked
Painting.  She exhibited some of her work at the Schepis Museum 
in Columbia.  During her last years she enjoyed the slow
pace of small town living and often said she had the best 
neighbors in the world.
   
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Ruth
Humble Bradshaw and her brother, Henry Richard Humble.
   
Survivors include her sister: Harriett C. Humble of Columbia,
her neices, Michele Bradshaw Bradford of Austin, Texas, and
Carolyn Humble Hedges of Bossier City, her nephew, Vern J.
Funderburk of Arlington, Texas, two great neices and four
great nephews.
   
Visitation will be Sunday from 1 p.m. until time of services
at Riser Funeral Home, 7131 Hwy 165, Columbia, La.