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Obituaries

December 4, 2012

Patricia (Pat) Humphrey

McALESTER — Patricia (Pat) Humphrey, 66, of McAlester, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at home.

The family will greet friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Bishop Funeral Home.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bishop Funeral Service of McAlester.

Born Aug. 2, 1946, in Stuart, she was the daughter of Ben and Orla Bennett. She grew up in Ashland and graduated from Haywood High School in 1964.

She married Hubert Humphrey on Feb. 24, 1978, in Poteau. She was employed by the Social Security Administration for 30 years.

Survivors include her husband, Hubert; daughters, Jamie Sullivan, of the home, Carol Gillispie, of McAlester, and Lori Scott, of Houston; son, Hubert Humphrey Jr. and wife, Lynn, of McAlester; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Nick Bennett and wife, Daulfin, of Krebs; sister, Gwen Massey, of Houston, and numerous nieces and nephews.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Leonda Humphrey and twin Betty Atkins; a brother, Dave Bennett, and a daughter, Tammi Sullivan.

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