Gregory Keith Humphrey

Gregory Keith Humphrey obituary, New Cordell, OK

Gregory Keith Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey Obituary

Visit the Ray & Martha's Funeral Home - Cordell website to view the full obituary.

Gregory Keith Humphrey was born to Marvin Forrest Humphrey and Audrey Mary (Elliott) Humphrey on February 18, 1948. He passed away on July 2, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK with his family and friends by his bedside. Keith was the third of seven children. He grew up in Rocky, Oklahoma and graduated from Rocky School in the spring of 1966. Keith accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior on March 10, 1963.

He grew up traveling with his family to go on harvest, enjoyed helping his dad in his garage. He wasn't afraid to work. He worked at auto dealerships as a mechanic until 1982 when he was able to open his own garage at his home, and had Humphrey Garage until February, 2025 when he decided to officially retire.

On September 21st, 1967 he was drafted into the army. On December 10th, 1968 he married his sweetheart Donna Carol Holman, they made their home in San Antonio while he was in boot camp, she returned to Rocky while he served in South Korea. After he returned from South Korea they made their home in Rocky, Oklahoma. They had one son Daniel Keith Humphrey and one daughter Shaunna Carol Humphrey. On September 24th, 1984 Donna passed away. On December 28th, 1985 he married his other sweetheart Hilda Jolene Holman of Rocky, Oklahoma. They had 2 sons, Devin Ward Humphrey and Kelley Shaw Humphrey.

He enjoyed traveling with his family, especially to Red River, NM to escape the heat. He also enjoyed going to the car shows, antique tractor shows, bluegrass festivals, air shows, and especially his most favorite-sprint car races, he went to the races anytime the opportunity came up. He was an avid history fan, especially towards the WWII era. If you found him in the house he would be watching his favorites of Gunsmoke, The Andy Griffith Show, any show that was about guns and ammo, working on the older cars, a good western or WWII movie.

He enjoyed racing several years, starting out racing at Barry Diffendaffer's place with neighbors and friends, went on to racing Modified Midgets at Black Widow Speedway and Fort Cobb.

He enjoyed going to watch his sons in their sports and his grandson's games. He loved spending time with his family anytime the opportunity came up, especially his grandchildren. No one was a stranger. He would help anyone that he could.

He had a passion for the old 90 special and Super 92 Massy Harris and he hit pay dirt at an auction one weekend and bought 4 combines for a total of $200 which consisted of two90 specials and two Super 92 Massy Harris's. He was able to get one 90 special going and harvested with it for a few years until one he coveted in Rocky came up for sale and came home with a Super 92 and ran it until the summer of 2024. He also had a collection of 4-1960s Minneapolis Moline tractors and had 2 running. He enjoyed being able to harvest his little hobby farm around the homeplace.

Keith was preceded in death by his parents, wife Donna, daughter Shaunna, sister Barbara Foust, and brother Kurt Humphrey

He is survived by his wife Hilda, son Danny and his wife Ladonna of Bentonville, Arkansas; son Devin and wife Ariel of Hobart, OK, son Kelley and wife Kelsey of Yukon, OK, Grandchildren Nik Meredith, Lexi Meredith, Paige Humphrey, Kennedy Humphrey, Jaxon Humphrey, Audrey Humphrey, Isabella Humphrey, Kynli Cummings, Kirsten Cummings, Braxton Humphrey, Celia Humphrey, Norah Humphrey, and Baker Humphrey.

Visitation: 6:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 3, 2025

Ray & Martha's Funeral Home

Cordell, Oklahoma

Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 4, 2025

Ray and Martha's Funeral Home

Cordell, Oklahoma

Interment: Lone Star Cemetery

Rocky, Oklahoma

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Ray & Martha's Funeral Home - Cordell

1502 N. Market, Cordell, OK 73632

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