SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Joyce Humphries, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Ruth Stevens Humphries, died Thursday evening, January 14, 2010, at Marsh Haven Senior Living.

Born on May 4, 1917, in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Charles C. Christie of Savannah, Georgia, and the late Marie Joyce Humphries of Savannah, Georgia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the step-son of the late Bert Humphries of Philadelphia. Mr. Humphries was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and served in the United States Navy as an Ensign during World War II. He was a proud graduate of Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Mr. Humphries retired as a sales representative for Kramer Chemical Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. He returned to Savannah to retire at The Landings on Skidaway Island in 1985. Mr. Humphries was a lifelong avid golfer and political pundant who fiercely argued his positions. Until recent eye failure he would read until sunrise on a regular basis.

Surviving are a cousin, William Lord of Sylvania, Georgia; a niece, Jane Senft of Spring City, Pennsylvania; cousins, Harriet Killorin of Tybee Island, Georgia and Suzanne Newell Laffredo of Florence, Italy, and a longtime close family friend, Maureen Tobin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist conducted by Monsignor William O. O’Neill. Interment will be in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Remembrances: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Heritage Fund - 222 East Harris Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.