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Robert Eugene Kamphefner (1929 - 2012)

Robert Eugene "Brother Humphrey Pius" Kamphefner
Born in Platte City, Platte, Missouri, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 82 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

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This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Robert Eugene Kamphefner was born on December 29, 1929 in Platte City, Platte, Missouri, United States. He was the son of Ray Kamphefner and Bettie Seull (Sewell?).[1]

He graduated from LaSalle Institute in Glencoe, Missouri and entered the De La Salle Christian Brotherhood as a novitiate.[1]

On April 1, 1950, Robert, age 20, was a never married student brother in Winona, Winona, Minnesota.[2]

He pronounced his final vows in 1955 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota and earned a M.A. degree from St. Mary's college (now University) at Winona, Winona County, Minnesota in 1960.[1]

He was an educator and taught in Evanston, Chicago, Quincy and Wheaton, Illinois; Wichita, Kansas; Kansas City and Cedar Hill, Missouri. He taught at St. Joseph High School in Greenville, Mississippi as well as St. Gabriel School in Mound Bayou.[1]

He became the lay ecclesiastical minister of St. Gabriel church in 1993.

Humphrey died on October 8, 2012 at the Methodist Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. and was buried in Saint Gabriel Cemetery in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi.[3]

HIs obituary was published on October 11, 2012 in The Bolivar Commercial (Cleveland, Mississippi). He was survived by his brother.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
    citing , born-digital text
    FamilySearch Record: QV5T-TJ6N (accessed 25 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C95G-W3LH-2 Image number 00074
    Name: Brother Pius Or Humphrey Pius Or Robert Eugene Kamphefner; Obituary Date: 11 Oct 2012; Obituary Place: Cleveland, Mississippi, United States; Birth Date: 1930; Birth Place: Platte City, , Missouri; Death Date: 08 Oct 2012; Death Place: Germantown, , Tennessee; Age: 82; Role Type: Deceased; Relationship To Head: Deceased.
  2. 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 6; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 108957475; Image number: 7
    FamilySearch Record: 6F9S-YQZ2 (accessed 25 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-KYKC
    Robert E Kamphefner (20), single student brother, in household of Paul T McManaman (20 years) in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States. Born in Missouri.
  3. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #98588185 (accessed 25 September 2023)
    Memorial page for Br Humphrey Pius Kamphefner (29 Dec 1929-8 Oct 2012), citing Saint Gabriel Cemetery, Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Linda Wayman (contributor 47152231).
  • Robert Eugene Kamphefner FamilySearch Person: GLVS-KTV




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