William Andrew Humphries -- Operations Director

 

William Andrew Humphries

William Andrew "Andy" Humphries was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on August 15, 1958, the son of Marion Wilford and Corinne Stokes Humphries.  Marion Wilford was a descendant of both Starkie Thomas and William Bridges.  Andy was the third of four children in his family.  His brother, David was born in 1955, his brother, Robert Glenn was born in 1957 and a sister, Nancy Kay, born in 1959. In 1960, Andy’s family moved from Hopkinsville to nearby Russellville, where his father was the owner and operator of a successful jewelry store.

Andy graduated from Russellville High School in 1976 and went on to attend Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a minor in accounting from Western Kentucky in 1980.

While at Western, Andy met Rhonda Ann Cahill, who was a 1979 graduate of Warren Central High School and worked at the Greenview Hospital.  Following his graduation, they were married on August 9, 1980 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bowling Green.  Andy and Rhonda left Kentucky and moved out west to the Bay Area of California where Andy accepted a position in the payroll department of the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company.  In 1985, Lockheed transferred Andy to their Texas location near Austin.

Andy and Rhonda settled in the small community of Buda, Texas, just south of Austin.  While in California, they had their first child, Krista Ann, who was born in1984 in Santa Clara, California.  After settling in Texas, they had two more children, Christopher Andrew who was born in 1995 in Austin.  He was followed by another daughter, Kayla Allison, who was born in 1997 in Austin.

In 1995 Lockheed shut down its Austin facility and Andy went on to work for several other companies in the Austin area.  He worked in various roles in sales, engineering and operations.  Sometimes he worked in all three positions at the same time.  Andy ended up working for the Siemens Industry Company where he served as Director of Operations.  He retired from Siemens in 2018.

On November 22, 2021, Andy died in his home in Buda, Texas at the age of 63.  He was buried in the Live Oak Cemetery in Manchaca, Texas.

LINEAGE:  (William Andrew Humphries was the son of Marion Wilford and Corinne Stoke Humphries, grandson of Elbridge Wilford Willie Eldo Armstrong Humphries and great-grandson of John Starkie and Nora Peal Sumner Armstrong.  John Starkie was the third child of William Thomas and Mary Jane Thomas Armstrong.  Mary Jane was the eleventh child of Starkie and Mary Bridges Thomas. Starkie was the fourth child of James and Mary Standley Thomas.  Nora Pearl Sumner was the seventh child of Benjamin Miles and Henrietta Gabrella Bridges Sumner.  Henrietta was the first child of Drewry and Peachie Ann Tart Bridges.  Drewry was the fourth child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)