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Charles Earl Humbertson

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Charles Earl Humbertson

Birth
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Death
12 May 2005 (aged 86)
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
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(Cumberland Times-News Sunday, May 15, 2005)
CUMBERLAND, MD--Charles Earl Humbertson, 86 , of Cumberland died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at his residence.
Born November 15, 1918 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Azariah Humbertson and Mary Elizabeth (Anderson) Humbertson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Helen M. Humbertson, February 14, 2005; an infant son, Lawrence Patrick; three brothers, Raymond E. Humbertson, Albert O. Humbertson, Ace H. Humbertson and a son-in-law, Major Ernest Edward Miller. Mr. Humbertson graduated from Penn Avenue High School in 1936. He served with Company G, 115th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division from 1941 to 1943 and was commissioned an officer in August, 1943. He was assigned to the 7th Armored Division as an Antitank Unit Commander in Company C, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion. As a lieutenant, Mr. Humbertson fought in the Normandy, Northern France, Battle of the Bulge and the Rhineland campaigns. Mr. Humbertson was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Cumberland until his retirement in 1972. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council #586, Wamba Caravan #89, International Order of the Alhambra, the Retired Officers Association, American Legion and 7th Armored Division Association. Surviving are four daughters, Earleen Wiseman and husband John, Cumberland, Kathy Miller and husband Ronnie, LaVale, Sue Gerhard and husband Paul, Frostburg, Robin Miller, San Antonio, TX; two sons, Don Humbertson and wife Betty, Lake Ridge, Va., Jack Humbertson and wife Deborah, Baltimore; two sisters, LeVada Carney and Catherine Johnson, Cresaptown; nineteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and a special niece. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, PA, 108 Virginia Avenue on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery."
(Cumberland Times-News Sunday, May 15, 2005)
CUMBERLAND, MD--Charles Earl Humbertson, 86 , of Cumberland died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at his residence.
Born November 15, 1918 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Azariah Humbertson and Mary Elizabeth (Anderson) Humbertson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Helen M. Humbertson, February 14, 2005; an infant son, Lawrence Patrick; three brothers, Raymond E. Humbertson, Albert O. Humbertson, Ace H. Humbertson and a son-in-law, Major Ernest Edward Miller. Mr. Humbertson graduated from Penn Avenue High School in 1936. He served with Company G, 115th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division from 1941 to 1943 and was commissioned an officer in August, 1943. He was assigned to the 7th Armored Division as an Antitank Unit Commander in Company C, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion. As a lieutenant, Mr. Humbertson fought in the Normandy, Northern France, Battle of the Bulge and the Rhineland campaigns. Mr. Humbertson was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Cumberland until his retirement in 1972. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council #586, Wamba Caravan #89, International Order of the Alhambra, the Retired Officers Association, American Legion and 7th Armored Division Association. Surviving are four daughters, Earleen Wiseman and husband John, Cumberland, Kathy Miller and husband Ronnie, LaVale, Sue Gerhard and husband Paul, Frostburg, Robin Miller, San Antonio, TX; two sons, Don Humbertson and wife Betty, Lake Ridge, Va., Jack Humbertson and wife Deborah, Baltimore; two sisters, LeVada Carney and Catherine Johnson, Cresaptown; nineteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and a special niece. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, PA, 108 Virginia Avenue on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery."


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