Mary Ruth Humphreys

Mary Ruth Bailey Humphrey, 85, of Lynchburg, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012 at her residence. She was the wife of the late Delmar Ray Humphreys. Born November 6, 1926 in Abingdon, VA she was a daughter of the late Mack D. Bailey and Virgie Mae Neal Bailey. She retired from the Lynchburg department of Social Services and was a member of Fort Hill United Methodist Church. Mrs. Humphreys is also preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Bailey and his wife, Edna; brother-in-laws, Ernest and wife, Margaret Humphreys, Paul, Leonard, George, and Glenn and wife, Mildred Humpherys, Wayne Parsons, Robert Cullip; sister-in-law, Jean Yuhasz and her husband, Roger. Mary is survived by two sons, Ranny Dell Humphreys, Michael Wayne Humphreys; sisters, Jean Mortz and husband, George, Frances Thomas, Marie Weaver and husband, Robert; grandchildren, Christopher Humphreys, Rannie Dale Humphreys, Joel Humphreys and his wife, Joanna, Casey Lloyd and husband, Robert; great-grandchildren, Madison Lloyd, Evangeline Lloyd, Josiah Humphreys, Elizah Humphreys; sister-in-laws, Berrtha Parsons, Phyllis Price and husband, S.W. and Lavinia Cullip, Lois Humphreys, Mary Ann Humphreys, and Phyllis Humphreys. A funeral service will be held tonight, May 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Whitten Timberlake Chapel conducted by the Rev. Philip Waltz and Pastor Bill Evans. Interment will be Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in Forest Hills Memory Gardens in Abingdon, Va. The family will receive friends at Whitten Funeral Home tonight following the service.