CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - John C. Humphreys, 28 Dec 1999
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John C. Humphreys
12/30/99 

   John Clyde Humphreys, 80, of Roan Highlands Nursing Center, Roan 
Mountain, died Tuesday, December 28, 1999, at Johnson City Medical Center 
after a lengthy illness.


   Mr. Humphreys was a native of Tennessee and had lived most of his life in 
Watauga. He was a son of the late John C. and Cora Keller Humphreys and was 
also preceded in death by a daughter, Teresia Humphreys, his first wife, 
Elsie Sweeten Humphreys, three brothers and a sister.


   Mr. Humphreys had been an owner-operator of a construction company and was 
a Veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of 
Watauga 
Christian Church.


   Survivors include three sons, Billy Humphreys, Orlando, Fla., Donnie 
Humphreys, Dallas, Texas, and Jeff Humphreys, Akron, Ohio; three brothers, 
Harold Humphreys, Dallas, Texas, Lonnie Humphreys and Bruce Humphreys, 
both of Johnson City; and a sister, Phillis H. Hayden, Lexington, Ky. Ten 
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.


   Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 
282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.



   HUMPHREYS -- Funeral services for John Clyde Humphreys, 80, of Roan 
Highlands Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, who died Tuesday, will be held 
at 8 p.m. Thursday from the North Chapel of Morris-Baker Funeral Home 
with Brother Tony Duncan officiating. The family will receive friends at 
the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A committal service will be 
held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Monte Vista Burial Park. Family and friends 
are asked to meet at the cemetery. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland 
Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.