Times-Picayune New Orleans, LA, May 14, 1900, Page 6
"MRS. STAMPS' FUNERAL
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A Beautiful Tribute of Public Love and Appreciation
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Of a Life Devoted to Furthering Education and Advancing the South's Progress
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The funeral of Mrs. Mary Douglas Humphreys, the widow of the late Captain Isaac Davis Stamps, who died in New York last Wednesday, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of the son-in-law of the deceased, Mr. Edgar H. Farrar.
The services, which were conducted by the Rev. Beverley Warner, rector of Trinity church, were attended by many of the prominent men and representative women of New Orleans, whose sincere sorrow was written in unmistakable lines upon their faces. In the ranks of those who reverently listened, as the last sad rites were read, and who followed the remains to their last resting place, were to be observed the leading professional men of the city, and among the ladies present were scores who had known Mrs. Stamps during her busy, useful life.
The remarkably representative attendance at the funeral was tribute alike to the beautiful personality of Mrs. Stamps and to the magnificent services she had rendered to New Orleans, the city of her adoption. It included many lawyers, friends of Mr. Farrar, and many physicians. There were several prominent Mississippians present. The Daughters of the Confederacy, in response to notice given by the president of that organization, made an especially strong showing, and among the gathering were numbers of teachers, who were perhaps best of all qualified to realize the womanly strength which had marked the life of Mrs. Stamps.
The funeral services commenced at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The remains arrived from New York yesterday morning, and were at once taken to the Farrar residence, at the corner of St. Charles and Jackson avenues. There the casket was placed in the front room, where, throughout the entire day, those who had known, respected and loved the dead passed to look for the last time upon the features of her whose life had been so richly crowned by the admiration of those with whom she had come in contact.
Many and beautiful were the floral offerings which were sent. Yesterday afternoon, during the funeral exercises, the casket was almost hidden between the masses of flowers and the entire room in which the services were held was filled with them. There were any number of individual offerings and the flora tributes from those bodies with which Mrs. Stamps had been associated were especially handsome.
By the hour fixed for the commencement of the services the house was not only thronged with those who had come to testify by their presence the love in which they had held Mrs. Stamps, but the front and side yards were filled. Among the prominent gentlemen who attended the funeral were: Dr. Rudolph Matas, Theodore Wilkinson, Hunt Henderson, John Phillips, W. H. Dickson, Major B. M. Harrod, General T. Marshall Miller, Dr. E. S. Lewis, Senator B. F. Jonas, Major H. B. Richardson, T. J. Stanton, H. J. Leavy, J. C. Morris, F. J. Chretien, Clem Walker, W. A. Freret, J. Moore Soniat, Thomas Gilmore, Judge R. N. Ogden, W. H. ?erson, E. Howard McCaleb, Jas. Renshaw, Mortimer Wisdom, Dr. C. P. Wilkinson, I. L. Lyons, T. W. Castleman, Major T. E. Davis, Prof. Dyer, H. L. Lazarus, N. S. Hoskins, F. B. McFarland, Albert M. Cummings, W. F. Howell, Dr. A. W. De Roaldes, W. H. CAntzon and Warren Easton.
There was no funeral sermon preached. Rev. Dr. Warner read the Episcopalian servcie for hte dead and hte ceremony was finished. The pallbearers were Hon. Paul Capdevielle, E. B. Kruttschnitt, Colonel Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi; Dr. DAvid Humphreys, of Mississippi; A. A. Maginnis, George C. Preot, W. A. Rogers and Girault Farrar.
The remains were interred in Metairie cemetery, in the family tomb of Mr. Farrar. The number of people who followed the funeral party to the cemetery was especially large, indeed, from first to last the funeral ceremonies were marked by a sympathy for the family of the deceased and a personal sharing of the sorrow of the occasion which could not but have been wonderfully consoling to those who are left to mourn."
Her four daughters were: Mildred Maury STAMPS b. 1855, Lucinda Davis STAMPS b. 1857, Sarah Barns STAMPS b.1859 and Mary McLaughlin STAMPS b. 1861.
"MRS. STAMPS' FUNERAL
===============================================
A Beautiful Tribute of Public Love and Appreciation
----------------
Of a Life Devoted to Furthering Education and Advancing the South's Progress
----------------
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Douglas Humphreys, the widow of the late Captain Isaac Davis Stamps, who died in New York last Wednesday, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of the son-in-law of the deceased, Mr. Edgar H. Farrar.
The services, which were conducted by the Rev. Beverley Warner, rector of Trinity church, were attended by many of the prominent men and representative women of New Orleans, whose sincere sorrow was written in unmistakable lines upon their faces. In the ranks of those who reverently listened, as the last sad rites were read, and who followed the remains to their last resting place, were to be observed the leading professional men of the city, and among the ladies present were scores who had known Mrs. Stamps during her busy, useful life.
The remarkably representative attendance at the funeral was tribute alike to the beautiful personality of Mrs. Stamps and to the magnificent services she had rendered to New Orleans, the city of her adoption. It included many lawyers, friends of Mr. Farrar, and many physicians. There were several prominent Mississippians present. The Daughters of the Confederacy, in response to notice given by the president of that organization, made an especially strong showing, and among the gathering were numbers of teachers, who were perhaps best of all qualified to realize the womanly strength which had marked the life of Mrs. Stamps.
The funeral services commenced at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The remains arrived from New York yesterday morning, and were at once taken to the Farrar residence, at the corner of St. Charles and Jackson avenues. There the casket was placed in the front room, where, throughout the entire day, those who had known, respected and loved the dead passed to look for the last time upon the features of her whose life had been so richly crowned by the admiration of those with whom she had come in contact.
Many and beautiful were the floral offerings which were sent. Yesterday afternoon, during the funeral exercises, the casket was almost hidden between the masses of flowers and the entire room in which the services were held was filled with them. There were any number of individual offerings and the flora tributes from those bodies with which Mrs. Stamps had been associated were especially handsome.
By the hour fixed for the commencement of the services the house was not only thronged with those who had come to testify by their presence the love in which they had held Mrs. Stamps, but the front and side yards were filled. Among the prominent gentlemen who attended the funeral were: Dr. Rudolph Matas, Theodore Wilkinson, Hunt Henderson, John Phillips, W. H. Dickson, Major B. M. Harrod, General T. Marshall Miller, Dr. E. S. Lewis, Senator B. F. Jonas, Major H. B. Richardson, T. J. Stanton, H. J. Leavy, J. C. Morris, F. J. Chretien, Clem Walker, W. A. Freret, J. Moore Soniat, Thomas Gilmore, Judge R. N. Ogden, W. H. ?erson, E. Howard McCaleb, Jas. Renshaw, Mortimer Wisdom, Dr. C. P. Wilkinson, I. L. Lyons, T. W. Castleman, Major T. E. Davis, Prof. Dyer, H. L. Lazarus, N. S. Hoskins, F. B. McFarland, Albert M. Cummings, W. F. Howell, Dr. A. W. De Roaldes, W. H. CAntzon and Warren Easton.
There was no funeral sermon preached. Rev. Dr. Warner read the Episcopalian servcie for hte dead and hte ceremony was finished. The pallbearers were Hon. Paul Capdevielle, E. B. Kruttschnitt, Colonel Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi; Dr. DAvid Humphreys, of Mississippi; A. A. Maginnis, George C. Preot, W. A. Rogers and Girault Farrar.
The remains were interred in Metairie cemetery, in the family tomb of Mr. Farrar. The number of people who followed the funeral party to the cemetery was especially large, indeed, from first to last the funeral ceremonies were marked by a sympathy for the family of the deceased and a personal sharing of the sorrow of the occasion which could not but have been wonderfully consoling to those who are left to mourn."
Her four daughters were: Mildred Maury STAMPS b. 1855, Lucinda Davis STAMPS b. 1857, Sarah Barns STAMPS b.1859 and Mary McLaughlin STAMPS b. 1861.
Times-Picayune New Orleans, LA, May 14, 1900, Page 6
"MRS. STAMPS' FUNERAL
===============================================
A Beautiful Tribute of Public Love and Appreciation
----------------
Of a Life Devoted to Furthering Education and Advancing the South's Progress
----------------
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Douglas Humphreys, the widow of the late Captain Isaac Davis Stamps, who died in New York last Wednesday, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of the son-in-law of the deceased, Mr. Edgar H. Farrar.
The services, which were conducted by the Rev. Beverley Warner, rector of Trinity church, were attended by many of the prominent men and representative women of New Orleans, whose sincere sorrow was written in unmistakable lines upon their faces. In the ranks of those who reverently listened, as the last sad rites were read, and who followed the remains to their last resting place, were to be observed the leading professional men of the city, and among the ladies present were scores who had known Mrs. Stamps during her busy, useful life.
The remarkably representative attendance at the funeral was tribute alike to the beautiful personality of Mrs. Stamps and to the magnificent services she had rendered to New Orleans, the city of her adoption. It included many lawyers, friends of Mr. Farrar, and many physicians. There were several prominent Mississippians present. The Daughters of the Confederacy, in response to notice given by the president of that organization, made an especially strong showing, and among the gathering were numbers of teachers, who were perhaps best of all qualified to realize the womanly strength which had marked the life of Mrs. Stamps.
The funeral services commenced at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The remains arrived from New York yesterday morning, and were at once taken to the Farrar residence, at the corner of St. Charles and Jackson avenues. There the casket was placed in the front room, where, throughout the entire day, those who had known, respected and loved the dead passed to look for the last time upon the features of her whose life had been so richly crowned by the admiration of those with whom she had come in contact.
Many and beautiful were the floral offerings which were sent. Yesterday afternoon, during the funeral exercises, the casket was almost hidden between the masses of flowers and the entire room in which the services were held was filled with them. There were any number of individual offerings and the flora tributes from those bodies with which Mrs. Stamps had been associated were especially handsome.
By the hour fixed for the commencement of the services the house was not only thronged with those who had come to testify by their presence the love in which they had held Mrs. Stamps, but the front and side yards were filled. Among the prominent gentlemen who attended the funeral were: Dr. Rudolph Matas, Theodore Wilkinson, Hunt Henderson, John Phillips, W. H. Dickson, Major B. M. Harrod, General T. Marshall Miller, Dr. E. S. Lewis, Senator B. F. Jonas, Major H. B. Richardson, T. J. Stanton, H. J. Leavy, J. C. Morris, F. J. Chretien, Clem Walker, W. A. Freret, J. Moore Soniat, Thomas Gilmore, Judge R. N. Ogden, W. H. ?erson, E. Howard McCaleb, Jas. Renshaw, Mortimer Wisdom, Dr. C. P. Wilkinson, I. L. Lyons, T. W. Castleman, Major T. E. Davis, Prof. Dyer, H. L. Lazarus, N. S. Hoskins, F. B. McFarland, Albert M. Cummings, W. F. Howell, Dr. A. W. De Roaldes, W. H. CAntzon and Warren Easton.
There was no funeral sermon preached. Rev. Dr. Warner read the Episcopalian servcie for hte dead and hte ceremony was finished. The pallbearers were Hon. Paul Capdevielle, E. B. Kruttschnitt, Colonel Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi; Dr. DAvid Humphreys, of Mississippi; A. A. Maginnis, George C. Preot, W. A. Rogers and Girault Farrar.
The remains were interred in Metairie cemetery, in the family tomb of Mr. Farrar. The number of people who followed the funeral party to the cemetery was especially large, indeed, from first to last the funeral ceremonies were marked by a sympathy for the family of the deceased and a personal sharing of the sorrow of the occasion which could not but have been wonderfully consoling to those who are left to mourn."
Her four daughters were: Mildred Maury STAMPS b. 1855, Lucinda Davis STAMPS b. 1857, Sarah Barns STAMPS b.1859 and Mary McLaughlin STAMPS b. 1861.
"MRS. STAMPS' FUNERAL
===============================================
A Beautiful Tribute of Public Love and Appreciation
----------------
Of a Life Devoted to Furthering Education and Advancing the South's Progress
----------------
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Douglas Humphreys, the widow of the late Captain Isaac Davis Stamps, who died in New York last Wednesday, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of the son-in-law of the deceased, Mr. Edgar H. Farrar.
The services, which were conducted by the Rev. Beverley Warner, rector of Trinity church, were attended by many of the prominent men and representative women of New Orleans, whose sincere sorrow was written in unmistakable lines upon their faces. In the ranks of those who reverently listened, as the last sad rites were read, and who followed the remains to their last resting place, were to be observed the leading professional men of the city, and among the ladies present were scores who had known Mrs. Stamps during her busy, useful life.
The remarkably representative attendance at the funeral was tribute alike to the beautiful personality of Mrs. Stamps and to the magnificent services she had rendered to New Orleans, the city of her adoption. It included many lawyers, friends of Mr. Farrar, and many physicians. There were several prominent Mississippians present. The Daughters of the Confederacy, in response to notice given by the president of that organization, made an especially strong showing, and among the gathering were numbers of teachers, who were perhaps best of all qualified to realize the womanly strength which had marked the life of Mrs. Stamps.
The funeral services commenced at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The remains arrived from New York yesterday morning, and were at once taken to the Farrar residence, at the corner of St. Charles and Jackson avenues. There the casket was placed in the front room, where, throughout the entire day, those who had known, respected and loved the dead passed to look for the last time upon the features of her whose life had been so richly crowned by the admiration of those with whom she had come in contact.
Many and beautiful were the floral offerings which were sent. Yesterday afternoon, during the funeral exercises, the casket was almost hidden between the masses of flowers and the entire room in which the services were held was filled with them. There were any number of individual offerings and the flora tributes from those bodies with which Mrs. Stamps had been associated were especially handsome.
By the hour fixed for the commencement of the services the house was not only thronged with those who had come to testify by their presence the love in which they had held Mrs. Stamps, but the front and side yards were filled. Among the prominent gentlemen who attended the funeral were: Dr. Rudolph Matas, Theodore Wilkinson, Hunt Henderson, John Phillips, W. H. Dickson, Major B. M. Harrod, General T. Marshall Miller, Dr. E. S. Lewis, Senator B. F. Jonas, Major H. B. Richardson, T. J. Stanton, H. J. Leavy, J. C. Morris, F. J. Chretien, Clem Walker, W. A. Freret, J. Moore Soniat, Thomas Gilmore, Judge R. N. Ogden, W. H. ?erson, E. Howard McCaleb, Jas. Renshaw, Mortimer Wisdom, Dr. C. P. Wilkinson, I. L. Lyons, T. W. Castleman, Major T. E. Davis, Prof. Dyer, H. L. Lazarus, N. S. Hoskins, F. B. McFarland, Albert M. Cummings, W. F. Howell, Dr. A. W. De Roaldes, W. H. CAntzon and Warren Easton.
There was no funeral sermon preached. Rev. Dr. Warner read the Episcopalian servcie for hte dead and hte ceremony was finished. The pallbearers were Hon. Paul Capdevielle, E. B. Kruttschnitt, Colonel Charles E. Hooker, of Mississippi; Dr. DAvid Humphreys, of Mississippi; A. A. Maginnis, George C. Preot, W. A. Rogers and Girault Farrar.
The remains were interred in Metairie cemetery, in the family tomb of Mr. Farrar. The number of people who followed the funeral party to the cemetery was especially large, indeed, from first to last the funeral ceremonies were marked by a sympathy for the family of the deceased and a personal sharing of the sorrow of the occasion which could not but have been wonderfully consoling to those who are left to mourn."
Her four daughters were: Mildred Maury STAMPS b. 1855, Lucinda Davis STAMPS b. 1857, Sarah Barns STAMPS b.1859 and Mary McLaughlin STAMPS b. 1861.
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Julian Maury Humphreys
1840–1849
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Sarah Smith Humphreys
1843–1845
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James Maury Humphreys
1845–1851
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Benjamin George Humphreys
1848–1852
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John Rose Barnes Humphreys
1853–1912
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Elizabeth Fontaine "Lillie" Humphreys Bertron
1856–1878
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1860–1912
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Maj Benjamin Grubb Humphreys Jr
1865–1923
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Mildred Maury Humphreys McGee
1897–1970
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