James Humphries

Jerome- James Woolley Humphries passed peacefully on Monday August 31, 2015, at the age of 88, at Safe Haven Care Center in Gooding, Idaho.

Jim was born March 25, 1927 in Jerome, Idaho to Quincey Corbett Humphries and Leo Sallie Woolley Humphries. After his mother passed away, Quincey “Cob” married his cousin, Nellie who helped raise him. Jim was the beloved brother of Helene Humphries Pittenger Wilson, Mitchell Corbett Humphries, Birdie Humphries Fullmer, Beulah Humphries Cargill, Chester “Chet” Humphries, Marilyn Humphries Zimmerman, and Mark Humphries.

He was married to his precious wife Georgene Ethel Eytchison Humphries of Boise, Idaho, on February 9, 1952, in Winnemucca, Nevada and were sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on December 28, 1962.

Jim, a loving father, is survived by his children; Douglas James Humphries, Terrance Jay Humphries, Shari Jo Humphries Watson, Ann Janette Humphries Johnson, Andrew Jan Humphries. Jim and Georgene have 16 grandchildren: Jim Douglas, Michele, Kelly, Racheal, Sarah, Tonya, Austin, Autumn, Staci, Tyler, Jacob, Zedikiah, Claira, Bethany, Marissa, David and seven great-grandchildren.

Jim attended Jerome and Gooding schools, graduating from Gooding in 1945. He was Student Body President and earned his Golden Gloves Boxing title. He served in the Army as an Engineer, serving both in Japan and Korea Campaign 1949-1952.

His lifelong work was for Morrison-Knudsen & Co., retiring in 1989 as General Superintendent after 39 years. The work took his family to most of the western states, Texas and Labrador. They retired in Jerome, Idaho.

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he served in many positions of leadership, helped organize 4 branches of the church and helped raise funds for numerous building. He served a mission as Employment Specialist in 1993 and served as a Family History Center Specialist. Jim loved to fish and work with wood. Their all around favorite activity was sharing time with children and grandchildren which took them to many fun places. They especially loved going to ancestral sites with members of the family. Jim reunites with his beloved wife Georgene.

A visitation will be held Thursday evening, September 3, 2015, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 South Lincoln, Jerome, where family and friends may call from 6-8 PM . Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM , Friday September 4, 2015, in the Jerome LDS 6th Ward Chapel, 506 North Tiger Drive, Jerome, with Bishop Darin Dimond officiating. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Interment with military honors will follow in the Jerome Cemetery.