Charles Humble

Charles Gordon Humble was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, February 16, 1936, the son of James and Grace Humble. Charles became a naturalized citizen in 1946. Charles attended Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee, Illinois; served four years in the US Air Force, and completed his Jurist Doctorate at Oklahoma University in 1963. Charles had three children, Gordena Frankenfield, Charles William Humble and Sharla Kay Humble. Charles married Karen Chapman Hill in 1975, and they had one son, Charles Corbin Humble. Charles lived in the Bethany area since 1958; and in 1963, he was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar, had the credentials to practice before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He was Municipal Judge in Bethany for 25 years, and Special District Judge in Oklahoma City for 22 years. He was: past president of the Oklahoma Municipal Judicial Conference, member of the Board for Oklahoma Judicial Conference, and on the Bethany Mental Health Board. Charles was: a member of Southern Nazarene Benchwarmers, Phi Delta Phi, Bethany Kiwanis Club for 25 years, Oklahoma Bicycle Society, active with Bethany Children's Center and sponsoring bicycle rides and other charitable events, and a loyal and fanatic OU fan. He is survived by two sisters: Ruth Fried of Chinook, Montana; Carole Chaplin of Covina, California; four brothers: Rev. David Humble of New Castle, Indiana; John Wesley Humble of Payette, Idaho; Walter Humble of Orofina, Idaho; and Arthur Humble of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The funeral will be Monday, Jan. 31, at 1 pm, at Bethany First Nazarene Church. The family will meet visitors from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday, Jan. 30, at Mercer Adams Funeral Home in Bethany. Memorials or contributions can be made to Oklahoma Chapter of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 500 N. Broadway, Suite 250, Oklahoma City 73102; and Bethany First Nazarene Church. To share a memory or condolence, visit www.mercer-adams.com cer-adams.com