Margaret Rebecca HUMPHLETT

1916 - 2008  (91 years)

• Name	Margaret Rebecca HUMPHLETT
  Birth	13 Mar 1916	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Feb 2008	Virginia Beach City, VA   [1, 2]
  	Margaret died at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital on 18 February 2008. She was a month shy of her 92nd birthday at the time of her death.
  funeral	23 Feb 2008	Virginia Beach, VA   [2]
  	Her funeral service was conducted by Rev. Ted David at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, 23 February 2008 at Virginia Beach United Methodist Church.
  Burial	23 Feb 2008	Virginia Beach, VA   [2]
  	Burial followed at Princess Anne Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  Person ID	I55040	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John James HUMPHLETT,   b. 12 Mar 1880, Nansemond Co, VA d. 14 Dec 1949 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret May VIRNELSON,   b. 13 Feb 1884, Portsmouth City, VA d. 2 Oct 1973 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1905	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married later the same day in Portsmouth by Rev. J. N. Latham, a Methodist Episcopal Church minister.
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Col., US Army retired Harry Lawrence YERBY,   b. 29 Jan 1915   d. 30 Jul 1990, Virginia Beach City, VA (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Margaret L. YERBY   2. Harry J. YERBY
  Family ID	F3956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1920 US Census / Humphlett, James 317 Effingham Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / Humphlett, John J. 100 Court Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Margaret H. Yerby. SSN 225-09-0079. SSDI. . [S1839] Margaret Humphlett Yerby obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 21 February 2008. [S3898] Johnie James Humphlett - Maggie May Virnelson, , Portsmouth, VA marriage license & minister’s return no. 5338 (1905). .