Willie Shaw “Bill” Humphries, 69, of Beachwood Road, Mooresboro, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at his residence. A native of Cleveland County, he was born on July 04, 1944, a son of the late Arvin and Nannie Mae Fowler Humphries. He was an Industrial Electrical Superintendent, a United States Army Veteran, having served during The Vietnam War, and was a member of Camps Creek Baptist Church. He loved to cook barbeque, fishing and Nascar.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Dean Humphries.
He is survived by his wife, Ellie Stoots Humphries; one son, Billy Edward Humphries and wife April of Mooresboro; two daughters, Andrea Lecroy of Shelby and Tracey Parker and husband Alan of Wellford, SC; one brother, Dan Humphries and wife Tonie of Shelby; two sisters, Elaine Pearson and husband Bill of Shelby and Linda Bowen and husband Jim of Shelby; his grandchildren, Dianna Cooksey, Lacey Smith and husband Brad, Jamie Cooksey, Adam Joshua Parker, Matthew Shane Parker, and one special granddaughter, Peyton Elizabeth Humphries; four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, November 01, 2013 at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Frederick Memorial Gardens of Gaffney, South Carolina. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral and Cremation Service.
