Gregory “Greg” Earl Humphreys

Posted on December 27, 2019

BLOOMINGTON – Gregory “Greg” Earl Humphreys, 42, passed away at 8:54 a.m. unexpectedly on Christmas Eve with a cardiac arrest.

Greg was born at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois on Sept. 30, 1977 to Marilyn and Robert E. Humphreys who survived him in death.

Other survivors are his wife, Jennifer Marie Humphreys, his son, Breyden D. E. Humphreys, a stepson, Dakoda Leach and a stepdaughter, Savannah Leach.

Greg is survived by his twin brother, Jonathan “Jon” L. Humphreys of Springfield, Ill., and sister, Wendy L. Humphreys of Houston, TX., and his wife’s parents, Douglas and Jane Fillmore of New Smyrna Beach, FL.

Greg is preceded in death by his maternal and fraternal grandparents.

A 1997 graduate of Bloomington High School, Greg went on to join the U.S. Army. Returning home, he worked at various jobs in Bloomington and Pontiac, Il., and attended Heartland College, in Normal.

Greg was a devoted husband and father, and a loving son, who will be missed dearly by his family, friends, and pets.

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