Crawfordsville Journal Review, Monday, July 1, 1968, page 14 J. B. Humphreys Is Dead At 90 Funeral Wednesday For Retired Farmer Jonathan B. Humphreys, 90-year-old retired farmer, died Sunday evening at his home, 1009 Lane Ave. He had been ill since March 1967. A native of Bismark, Ill., he was a son of Samuel and Sarah Jane Griffin Humphreys. He was married at Mellot on Oct. 9, 1895 to Ina Myrtle Tyler, who preceded him in death. Mr. Humphreys was a member of the Elmdale Methodist Church. Surviving are three sons, Palmer of Vero Beach, Fla., Ralph of Indianapolis and Paul of Crawfordsville; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Martin of Lebanon and Mrs. Audra Smtih of Crawfordsville; six brothers, Wilber of near Crawfordsville, Frank of Hollywood, Calif., Asa and Charley of Hillsboro, Grover of Bismark and Carl of Waveland; two sisters, Mrs. Zella Potter of Alvin, Ill., and Mrs. Carrie Fruits of near Crawfordsville, and six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Mr. Humphreys was the eldest of 16 children. Six brothers, two sisters, a son and a daughter are deceased. Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hunt and Son Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday. Rev. John Servies will officiate, with burial in Oakland Cemetery near Elmdale.