Betty Lou Humphrey

North English- Betty Lou Humphrey was born October 20, 1929 in North English, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford & Mildred (Voss) Cox. She graduated from North English High School in 1947. On May 28, 1947 Betty was united in marriage to Robert Gene Humphrey at the Methodist Parsonage in Ladora, Iowa. She and Bob made their home in Louisiana and Texas before returning to Cedar Rapids to raise their family. After Bob's retirement they moved to Arizona and returned to North English in 2005. In November of 2014 she became a resident of the English Valley Care Center. Betty was a member of the North English Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and the VFW Auxillary. She enjoyed reading, needlework, crafting and crossword puzzles. Betty died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, at the age of 87 years.

She is survived by her daughters Sue (Tom) Brownlee of West Des Moines, and Martha (Rick) Auman of Land O Lakes FL; five grandchildren Matthew Auman, Mallory (Jake) Moore, Phillip, Parker and Wendy Brownlee. She was preceded by her parents; husband Bob; two brothers Clifford "Ted" and William "Bill" Cox; and a sister Shirlee Schladetzky.

Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Powell Funeral Home, North English. Pastor Edwin Jordan will officiate. Burial will be in the North English Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the English Valley Care Center. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com The family wishes to thank the staff at the English Valley Care Center, Mercy Hospital and Iowa City Hospice for the wonderful care that Betty received.