Person Page - 3734

     Harold Oliver Humphries was born circa 1909 in Ohio, USA.¹ He married Thelma Maurine Clem, daughter of Fred Mack Clem and Myrtle Jennie Nickerson, on 9 December 1949 in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA.¹

     Ruth E. Voorhees was born on 13 March 1908 in Wisconsin, USA.¹ She married Merle P. Clem, son of Fred Mack Clem and Myrtle Jennie Nickerson, on 5 March 1933 in Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA.¹ She died on 24 May 2004 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA, at age 96.¹
     Ruth Clem (wife, age 32) was enumerated in the census on 22 April 1940 in 400 Kingsley Street, Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA, in the household of Merle P. Clem. She was an audit clerk.²
     Obituary: Ruth E. Clem, 96, of 1200 E. College Ave., Normal, formerly of 415 Grant St., Normal, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday (May 24, 2004) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Bloomington. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Wis., the Rev. Doug Gray officiating. There will be no visitation. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Normal. Mrs. Clem was born March 13, 1908, at Beloit, Wis., a daughter of J. Jay and Etta G. Gilman Voorhees. She married Merle P. Clem on March 5, 1933, at Normal. He died April 5, 1993. Survivors include a nephew and many dear friends. Two sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Clem was a member of First United Methodist Church, Normal. She had worked as an accountant at Illinois State University, Normal, for 37 years, retiring in 1966.¹

     Ruby Chandler was born on 8 March 1902 in Kansas, USA.^2,3 She married Murlin S. Johnson, son of James Berton Johnson and Ella May Housel, on 5 August 1923 in Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas, USA.¹ She died in July 1977 in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, USA, at age 75.³
     Ruby Johnson (wife, age 28) was enumerated in the census on 19 April 1930 in Main Street, Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas, USA, in the household of Murlin Johnson.² Ruby Johnson (wife, age 38) was enumerated in the census on 1 April 1940 in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, USA, in the household of Murlin Johnson.⁴

     Marilyn Johnson is the daughter of Murlin S. Johnson and Ruby Chandler.¹