Floyd Sherrill Humphrey, 71
A construction worker and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country in the Korean War, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jessie Mae Dickson Humphrey; and was preceded in death by brothers, Bill, David, Shelby and Elby Humphrey; and in-laws, James and Flora Autry.
He is survived by wife, Betty Joan Autry Humphrey; son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Frances Humphrey of McMinnville; daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Randall Wilson of Cookeville; adopted sons, Jonathan Paul Humphrey of McMinnville, Floyd Sherrill Humphrey of Crossville and Mark Bowman of Gainesboro; brothers and sisters-in-law, Fred and Ruby Humphrey of Mammoth Springs, Ark., Charlie and Marie Humphrey, Joe and Charlene Humphrey Jr., all of McMinnville; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Everett Northcutt, Louise and Frank Pearsall, all of McMinnville; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, sisters-in-law, Betty Humphrey of Waukegan, Ill., and Wilma Guy of Cookeville; brother-in-law and spouse, Winfred and Sandra Hale of Sparta.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Hunter Funeral Home in Sparta with Tony Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Old Zion Cemetery with full military honors.
Hunter Funeral Home of Sparta is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 17, 2005