----Source: MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD 1/ /1973

                   Lelah Humke

AREA RESIDENT DIES WEDNESDAY

Greenwood--Mrs. George Humke, 76, of Greenwood, Clark County, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 1973 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Funeral services for her will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Greenwood. The Rev. Pacifico Camarin, pastor, will officiate and burial will be made in the West Side cemetery at Greenwood.

Visitations may be made at the Hill Funeral Home in Greenwood beginning Friday afternoon and after 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

The former Lelah Sheets was born on a farm near Columbus Grove, Ohio, April 18, 1896. She came to the Greenwood area with her parents at the age of 4 years, and graduated from the Greenwood High School with the class of 1913. Four members of that class celebrated the golden anniversary of graduation 10 years ago. She taught school before her marriage Nov. 8, 1916, at the Immanuel United Church of Christ at Greenwood, to George Humke, who survives her.

After their marriage they farmed on the Humke homestead in the town of Warner until 1964, when they purchased a house in the city of Greenwood.

She was a member of Immanuel Church in Greenwood and its Women's Guild for 14 years, and as its vice president for two years. The Humkes were honored on the golden anniversary of their wedding in November of 1966.

Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Delmar (Ruth) Toburen, Greenwood Mrs. Robert (Verona) Jackson, Sparta and Mrs. Glenn (Jeanette) Horn, Thorp four sons, Irvin and Paul, both of Greenwood Harvey, Green Bay and George Humke Jr., Sterling, Ill. 19 grandchildren seven great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Evangeline Diaz, Enid Okla.

She was preceded in death by two sisters.