Robeson County NcArchives Obituaries.....Humphrey, Dr. Richard Augustus June 10, 1921 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Steven Hinson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00032.html#0007748 April 30, 2013, 8:32 pm The Robesonian , June 16, 1921 Lumberton N.C. Thursday DR. DAVID HUMPHREY, SON OF MR. RICHARD HUMPHREY OF SADDLETREE, PASSES AWAY IN WEST INDIES Mr. Richard Humphrey of the Saddletree section received a message Tuesday evening advising him of the death of his son, Dr. David Humphrey, in the West Indies. Dr. Humphrey was in the government service. No particulars of his death were given in the cablegram. Request was made that the remains be brought home for interment. Dr. Humphrey was about 40 years old and is survived by his widow and several children. His family were visiting in the States at the time of his death. Deceased was a first-cousin of Messrs. K.M., Jno. T. and D.W. Biggs of Lumberton. Mrs. Humphrey and children who had been visiting at the home of her father, Mr. J.T. Bland, at Burgaw, since May 16, were guests at the home of Dr. Humphrey’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Graham, at Rennert, when news of Dr. Humphrey’s death was brought to them Tuesday by Mr. Bland, and they returned to Burgaw with Mr. Bland the same day. Dr. Humphrey was stationed at Montserrat and died June 10th. He was a nephew of the late Prof. J.B. Carlyle, who for many years was an honored member of the faculty of Wake Forest college. Additional Comments: Birth: 17 Mar 1884 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/robeson/obits/h/humphrey3275gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb