Donna (Kimmer) Humphrey
Born: January 2nd, 1913, Albion, Michigan
Died: September 19th, 1987, Jackson, Michigan

Husband:
Donald Edwin Humphrey

Children:
David Michael Humphrey
Douglas Edwin Humphrey

Parents:
Edward Kimmer
Jane (Duncan) Kimmer

Siblings:
Child, died in infancy

Occupation:

Notes:
(Shawn Humphrey's Notes)
Because I grew up visiting Grandma Humphrey, I remember a lot about her and about the house she lived in. It was a second home to my sisters and I. When we'd visit, Grandma would be waiting by the garage door to give us a hug. The door to the house from the garage squeeked horribly, but I hope the squeek is still there, to be honest. That's how we knew we were at Grandma's house.

We played on the porch with toys that had been Dad and Uncle Dave's; we played a LOT of cards. Grandma taught me Uno and Gin Rummy. She made candy pickles from watermelon rines, a treat I miss and can't find anywhere. We always had Golden Vanilla ice cream for desert. I remember going to the neighborhood store to pick up city chicken for dinner, and I remember bicyling around the block all the time.

Grandma got her hair "done" just up the street and walked there all the time. She really liked having us visit. There wasn't very much "off-limits" at the house, either, which for a kid is a nice deal. I do remember she was terrified of bridges and I always felt bad about that for her.

Donna Humphrey grew up in Albion, Michigan. When her mother died, it was considered improper for her to live with her father alone. She went to live with her Uncle Charles and Aunt Retta on the farm her grandfather had helped pioneer and settle. Later, she moved in with her cousin Naomi and her husband Warren Baker. I believe they lived on 912 Superior St. at that time. She met and married Donald Humphrey, who went to serve in World War II overseas. Dave and Doug have letters of their correspondence during that time.

The Humphrey vacationed on Duck Lake during summers. Dad pointed out several houses they stayed at; the Shuemaker house, a blue house right on the lake, a green house and a white house on North Shore Drive. A friend of theirs, Don Pickens, was apparently bit by a snake behind the green house. A local store, Bunks still stands, but is vacant.

Don and Donna spent time with a number of neighborhood and college friends; Willard and Irene Snyder, Don and Gerry Pickens, Lucille and Phil Carrier, Russ and Esther Cartwright, and Alice and Dwayne Gutekunst, their neighbors. All except Irene Snyder have passed on as of this writing. Don and Donna have a plot next to the Snyder's plot; Dad jokes that they wanted to be able to play cards together in the afterlife.

The Humphrey's vacationed on Duck Lake during summers. Dad pointed out several houses they stayed at; the Shuemaker house, a blue house right on the lake, a green house and a white house on North Shore Drive. A friend of theirs, Don Pickens, was apparently bit by a snake behind the green house. A local store, Bunks still stands, but is vacant.

Don and Donna spent time with a number of neighborhood and college friends; Willard and Irene Snyder, Don and Gerry Pickens, Lucille and Phil Carrier, Russ and Esther Cartwright, and Alice and Dwayne Gutekunst, their neighbors. All except Irene Snyder have passed on as of this writing. Don and Donna have a plot next to the Snyder's plot; Dad jokes that they wanted to be able to play cards together in the afterlife. Donna Humphrey's last address was 720 Union Street, Jackson.