Virginia D.

HUMPHREY, Virginia D., 79, died May 10, 2007, at her Washburn residence. Arrangements are by the Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.

    WASHBURN – Virginia D. “Ginny” Humphrey, 79, died unexpectedly, May 10, 2007 at her Washburn residence.  She was born at Washburn, August 21, 1927, the daughter of Ansel and Vesta (Alward) Thompson.  She was a graduate of the Washburn High School Class of 1945 and also graduated from the Fisher Junior College in Boston.  Virginia was employed at the Washburn Electric Co., as a secretary for many years until her retirement in 1982 and was also the secretary for the superintendent of the Washburn District High School.  She was a member of the Lidstone Memorial United Methodist Church in Washburn where she was also a member of the United Methodist Women’s Group. She loved her knitting and would always have a knitting needle or crochet hook in her hand.  Virginia “Ginny” was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother to her family.  Virginia married James E. Humphrey on February 15, 1951. 
    Surviving in addition to her loving and devoted husband James of 56 years, of Washburn are one son James M. Humphrey and his wife Cindy of Presque Isle; one brother Robert Thompson and his wife Gwen of Washburn; one sister Sue Sands and her husband Bert of Woodland; two brothers-in-law Al Humphrey of North Little Rock, Arkansas and Frederick Martin of Washburn; three sisters-in-law Mildred Duncan of Arlington, MA, Marion Boyce and her husband Wesley of Washburn and Lois Gordon and her husband Ken of Little Madawaska Lake; 4 grandsons Matthew Humphrey, Jason White and Jonathan Humphrey all of Presque Isle and Bradley Humphrey of Cleveland, TN and a great-granddaughter Jordan Humphrey of Presque Isle.  She was predeceased by her father Ansel in 1964; her mother Vesta in 2003 and her brother Ansel Jr. in 1975.  
    Funeral services were held 2:00pm, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at the Lidstone United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dorothy Mattson, pastor, officiating.  Interment took place in the Riverside Extension Cemetery, Washburn.  Arrangements are by the Mockler Funeral Home, Caribou.