HUMPHREYS, Charles - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Hillsboro - Charles Humphreys, 79, of Rt. 1, Hillsboro, died at 3:30 a.m. today in his home southeast of here. He farmed there from 1918 until his retirement in 1951. Mr. Humphreys had served as vice president of Hillsboro Telephone Co. He served in France and England in World War I and was past commander of Hillsboro American Legion Post 188. He was a member of World War I Barracks of Crawfordsville,112th Ammunition Train Chapter of Mansfield, Ohio, and Fountain County Farm Bureau. He was born Nov. 9, 1894, near Elmdale, a son of Samuel and Sarah Jane Griffin Humphreys. He was educated at Elmdale and married to Phoebe McElwee of Hillsboro. She survives. Also surviving are two brothers, Wilbur of Crawfordsville and Carl of Waveland; a sister, Mrs. Harry Fruits of Rt. 4, Crawfordsville, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by nine brothers and a sister. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday in Servies-Thomas Funeral Home at Waynetown and burial at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be performed by Hillsboro American Legion Post. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3:30 p.m. Saturday.