J. Clarence Humphrey

1919-1970

Niles--J. Clarence Humphrey, 76, of 320 Fort St. died at 10 a.m. Monday in his home.
    A retired contractor, Mr. Humphrey was born Aug 15 1894, in Knox, Ind. and had lived here for 51 years. On Aug. 1, 1919, in North Judson, Ind., he married the former Elizabeth Dux, who survives.  He was a veteran of World War I and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Berrien County Sheriff's Posse.
    Surviving are a son, John of Springfield, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Caroline Mikula of South Bend; two brothers, Charles of Niles and Jess Larimer of Pleasanton, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Violet Griffen of Silver Lake, Wis.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m .Wednesday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Theodore Laesch officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
    Friends may call after 5 today at the Pifer Funeral Home.

(Source: Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1970, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library)