Azariah (Ace) Humbertson

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Azariah 'Ace' Humbertson 69, of 35 Race Street, husband of Mary E. (Anderson) Humbertson, died this morning at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had been in ill health for the past several years. Born in Ocean, he was the son of the late Howard and Amanda Burton) Humbertson. Mr. Humbertson was a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Lodge 440. Surviving, in addition to his widow, are four sons, Albert O. Humbertson, Parkersburg, W.Va., Ace H. and C. Earl, both of this city, and Raymond Humbertson, with the Marine Corps; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Johnson and Mrs. Levada Carney, both of here; a brother, William Humbertson also of Cumberland, and a sister, Mrs. Mary E. Coleman, Long Beach California., and 18 grandchildren. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home. Cumberland Times-News obituary (no source date)

He was buried in Porter Cemetery, Hyndman, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania.

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth (Mame) Anderson. Mary was born on 2 Nov 1889 in Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Dec 1962 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - Albert O. Humbertson Sr., 89, of Parkersburg, died Nov. 30, 1998, at the Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 17, 1909, in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of the late Ace and Mary Humbertson. Mr. Humbertson lived in Cumberland until moving to Parkersburg in 1944 to manage Burton's Men and Boys Clothing Store. He later bought the store and changed the name to Al's Inc. In 1962, he sold the store and began working at Horner and Harrison and worked there until his retirement in 1977. During his retirement, he enjoyed his farm in Belleville, W.Va., and continued working at home doing alterations until his death. He was an active member of the St. Paul's United Methodist Church since April 1945, and was a member and past president of the Crusaders Sunday School Class and former Sunday School Superintendent. In 1968, he was awarded the certificate of merit and recognition as the United Methodist Layman of the Year for the state of West Virginia. He was a member and past president of Parkersburg Lions Club and was Lion of the Year in 1980-81. The Lions Club presented him the Leonard Jarrett Award for services for sight and hearing in 1990 and the Melvin Jones Fellow Award for humanitarian services in 1991. He was past master of Masonic Lodge 169. Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Eloise (Daniels) Humbertson; four children, Dr. Albert Humbertson Jr., Afton, Va., Marcia Anderson, Parkersburg, Patricia Ewing, Endwell, N.Y., and Senior Chief U.S.N. Daniel Humbertson, Fort Worth, Texas; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Ace and Earl Humbertson, and two sisters, Catherine Johnson and Levada Carney, all of Cumberland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Humbertson. Friends may call at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday until the services. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Stadelman officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.

He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Albert O. HUMBERTSON Sr. and Eloise DANIELS were married in 1931.

Albert married Eloise Daniels in 1931. Eloise died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CUMBERLAND Ace Howard Humbertson Sr., 88, of Bowling Green, Cumberland, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 10, 2000, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born Jan. 3, 1912, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Azariah and Mary Elizabeth (Anderson) Humbertson. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Helena (Rudiger) Humbertson, on Oct. 17, 1973; and two brothers, Albert O. and Raymond E. Humbertson. Mr. Humbertson retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company in 1974, where he was a machinist. Ace was a proud Army World War II veteran of the European Theatre, where he served with the 3466th Corps of Engineers as a 1st Lieutenant. After his military service, he was a member of the Army Reserves, where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was also a member of Fort Cumberland Lodge 211, Scottish Rites Ali Ghan Temple, Royal Order of Jesters and he received his A.F. and A.M. 60 year pin in 1999, from the Masonic Lodge, and was also a 60 year member of the Scottish Rites. Surviving are three daughters, Pamela Cook and husband Gus, Deanna Lupettie and husband Dave, all of Cumberland, Janet Phillips and husband Jim, Kingwood, W.Va.; one son, Ace H. Humbertson Jr., Catonsville; two sisters, LeVada Carney and Catherine Johnson, both of Cumberland; one brother, C. Earl Humbertson and wife Helen, Cumberland; six grandchildren, Dave Lupettie Jr., Gary Cook Jr., Missy Rickelmann, Dina Lawyer, Jim Phillips Jr., Jill Cole; seven great-grandchildren, Jessica, Laken, Jordan, Derek, Tyler, Brittany, Dylan; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Fort Cumberland Lodge 211 will conduct a memorial service at the funeral home, Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Diane Smith officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Graveside military honors will be accorded by the Combined Veterans Honor Guard. The family requests contributions be made to the Western Maryland Health System Home Hospice Care Unit, American Cancer Society or the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C. Pallbearers will be grandsons and his nephew, Donald Humbertson. Cumberland Times-News

He was buried on 14 Apr 2000 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland

Family/Spouse: Helena Rudiger. Helena died on 17 Oct 1973. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CUMBERLAND - J. Catherine Johnson, 103, of Cumberland, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the Allegany Health Nursing and Rehab Center. Born March 7, 1914, in Cumberland, Catherine was the daughter of the late Azariah and Mary Elizabeth (Anderson) Humbertson. Catherine was the last surviving member of her immediate family; all of her siblings preceded her in death, Albert Humbertson, Ace Humbertson, Earl Humbertson, Raymond Humbertson, and LeVada Carney. She was also preceded in death by two nephews, Eddie Carney and Tommy Carney. Catherine graduated from Penn Avenue High School. She went on to be an extremely dedicated homemaker who was also a die-hard Baltimore Orioles fan. Playing Bingo and crocheting were some of her favorite pastimes. She also enjoyed visiting Central Assembly of God in Cumberland with her family on special occasions, especially during the Christmas programs and on Mother's Day. She was a cancer survivor for many years, a feat that was important to both Catherine and her family. Catherine is survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews, and great-great-great-nieces. The family would like to thank the staff at the Allegany Health Nursing and Rehab Center, especially those special people who tirelessly took care of Catherine (they know who they are). Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, on Monday, March 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A funeral service will immediately follow at 1 p.m. with Pastor Doug Seaman officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. Published in Cumberland Times-News on March 2, 2018

Family/Spouse: Something Johnson. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CUMBERLAND - Charles Earl Humbertson, 86, of Cumberland, died Thursday, May 12, 2005, at his residence. Born Nov. 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, Feb. 14, 2005; an infant son, Lawrence Patrick; three brothers, Raymond E. Humbertson, Albert O. Humbertson and 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 and Robin Miller, San Antonio, Texas; 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, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Milton A. Hipsley as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the donor's favorite charity. To send condolences to the family visit .

He was buried on 16 May 2005 in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland.

Charles married Helen M. Something in Private. Helen was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Raymond E. Humbertson, 57, of 2815 9th Street, South Arlington, Va., died yesterday in National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. He was a former resident of Cumberland. Born in Cumberland, he was a son of the late Ace Humbertson and Mary E. (Anderson) Humbertson. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was a retired Marine and a member of the Marine Corp Reserve Association and National Guard, Cumberland, and of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Arlington. Surviving are his widow, Margaret (Hargosh) Humbertson, formerly of Frostburg; three brothers, Albert Humbertson, Parkersburg, W.Va.; Ace Humbertson, Bowling Green; Earl Humbertson, Cumberland; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Johnson, Bowling Green, and Mrs. LaVada Carney, Cumberland. Friends will be recieved at the Durst Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Farrady Post 24, American Legion will accord military honors at gravesite. The family suggests expressions of sympathy take the form of memorials to the American Cancer Society. Cumberland Evening Times (no source date)

Raymond Humbertson fondly remembered - Daleen Berry
Cumberland Times-News
FROSTBURG - Unlike the resurrected 1957 Plymouth Belvedere awaiting his heirs in Tulsa, Okla., the gifts given by Raymond Humbertson have withstood the test of time - and tell the tale of a beloved brother and uncle.

The man whose 50-year-old prediction was unearthed along with the vintage car June 15, "R.E. Humbertson" turned out to be Raymond Eugene - a Cumberland native whose family just learned he unknowingly left them one, final last gift.

It would be just like him. Humbertson's return trips from Japan while on leave from the military included presents for everyone - sets of Noritake china, silk prints and ornate jewelry boxes. The 18 nieces and nephews still have many of Raymond's gifts.

Raymond's sisters remember him being just as loving to them. "Every time he came he always brought me up something. He was just so good to me," said Catherine (Humbertson) Johnson.

"He always had something special for us," niece Mary Catherine (Humbertson) Kesner, said. "Now we have a car."

Saturday's reunion of the Humbertson clan included lively talk about how Humbertson came to be in Tulsa half a decade ago. That's when city residents buried a time capsule in the form of the spanking new Plymouth sedan, and when Humbertson cast one of the 812 entries. His was the winning one, and the career Marine predicted Tulsa's population in 2007 would be 384,743. The town's actual population is 382,457.

Because Humbertson died childless in 1979, and his wife Margaret passed away in 1988, Johnson, 93, and her sister LeVada (Humbertson) Carney, 83, are his closest living relatives. But he has a slew of nieces and nephews - all of whom are laying claim to being their uncle's favorite.

"With 18 of us, every year and a half the car can rotate through the family. We'll drive up here and pick it up from Catherine and Levada," Don Humbertson said. The sisters live together in Bowling Green.

"Levada already announced the highest bidder gets it," Sue (Humbertson) Gerhart said.

Among the growing list of humorous pleas for the Belvedere was nephew Al Humbertson's, "I was the oldest."

Sue said her husband Paul broke the news to her early Saturday morning, when he said, "You're not going to believe what was in today's paper." Sue added, "I wasn't even awake yet ... I thought he said, ‘Raymond buried a car and they just dug it up.' I said, ‘My God, is there a body in it?'"

Good-natured family ribbing aside, everyone continued to speculate how Raymond came to be in Oklahoma on June 15, 1957. After several attempts to chronicle family events, they finally figured it out.

"What we think is, our grandfather was probably sick," nephew Ace Humbertson Jr. said. They believe Raymond came back to Cumberland after returning to San Diego, stopping in Tulsa along the way. "He probably got word his dad was sick," Ace said. Raymond's father, Azariah Humbertson, had both legs amputated not long before he died in August 1957 - and his loving son would have returned home to see his father, Ace added.

The rest of the puzzle remains a mystery, though. They speculate that Raymond stayed overnight in Tulsa, and perhaps had a bite to eat at a local diner - where he may have filled out the form for the time capsule contest. As far as why he chose the numbers he did - no one knows. In fact, they said Raymond wasn't a great math or science whiz. "For all we know, he could have picked those numbers because (the cost of his meals were) $3.84 and $7.43, or something like that," Ace added.

While some Humbertsons didn't learn about the Belvedere until Saturday, two of them knew Friday night. Dina (Humbertson) Lawyer's father-in-law had been following the story "for years." He called her Friday afternoon from Mississippi, telling her to get online. "He's really into old cars and ... it's a story that caught his attention and he just followed it," Lawyer said. "I think it's just outstanding. It's something you would never think would happen."

But it did happen, and the close-knit family intends for sisters Catherine and Levada to fly to Tulsa to see their new prize. "I would love to see them out there because I would like to see history with their picture, with that vehicle," Kesner, who is Levada's daughter, said.

With some gentle urging, Catherine, who has never flown, agreed she "might do it."

Levada was a little more willing. "Give me some sleeping pills or something, and I won't know I'm on the plane," Levada said. from the Find a Grave Memorial

Raymond married Margaret Hargosh in Private. Margaret was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Something Carney. Something died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marcia married Something Anderson in Private. Something was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Patricia married Something Ewing in Private. Something was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pamela married Gary Wayne (Gus) Sr. Cook in Private. Gary was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deanna married Dave Sr. Lupettie in Private. Dave was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet married Jim Sr. Phillips in Private. Jim (son of John H. Phillips and Lois M. Sanders) died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earleen married John Wiseman in Private. John was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kathy married Ronnie Miller in Private. Ronnie was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sue married Paul Gerhard in Private. Paul was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robin married Ernest Edward Miller in Private. Ernest was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Don married Betty Something in Private. Betty was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jack married Deborah Something in Private. Deborah was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Melissa married Something Cook in Private. Something was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]