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Martha W. Humphries, 85, of Monessen, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1996, in Autumn Grove Care Center, Harrisville, after a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 21, 1910, in Durham, N.C., she was the daughter of the late John and Alma Humphries. She graduated from Monessen High School in 1932 and was a member of Wayman A.M.E. Church, Monessen, for most of her life. She was active in the Sunday School and A.C.E. League, as well as serving as assistant pianist and as a member of the Missionary Society. She enjoyed music and spent many hours in the Senior Room at the Monessen Health Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her twin sister, Mary, another sister, Ruth, and four brothers, John Jr., James, Samuel and Joseph. Surviving are two daughters, Wynona Campbell of Detroit, Mich., and Hiawatha Humphries of Monessen, two sisters, Dorcus Glasco and Naiomi Fowler, both of Washington, D.C., a sister-in-law, Mildred Humphries of Monessen, two granddaughters, Marna and Angela of Detroit, and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. in Wayman A.M.E. Church, Monessen. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.in the church with the Rev.Ernest Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home,Monessen.

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