Funeral services for Faye Week, age 95, of Otterbein, Indiana; formerly of Prairie City; will be 11:00am Friday, April 21, at the Beckman Memorial Wesleyan Church in Prairie City. Pastor Brad Burkhalter will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Edna Judy, organist and Roxie Seaman, will sing "Amazing Grace" and "Until Then".


Serving as casketbearers are Arlie, Richard, Arnold, John Peck; James Bingaman, and Jim Wilkinson. All friends are considered honorary bearers.


A memorial has been established.


FAYE HUMPHREY was born on June 17, 1910 in Lever, SD; Perkins County, south of Date on her parent's, Fred and Estella (Eckert) Humphrey's new homestead. She was born in a tent the family erected to live in while they built a sod house. Faye was the first white child born in "the District". She was the third of eight children born to Fred and Estella, Alice, Earl, Faye, Paul, Perry, Evelyn, Leon, and a son in infancy.


Faye attended Highland Grade School in Lever and her first 3 years of high school in Bison. During her senior year, she went to Claraenden, Virginia and stayed with her Aunt Noi Marshall. Faye graduated from Washington Lee High School in 1930. After graduation Faye went to work for the telephone company and planned to go into nurse training. She came home to visit her folks and met Bob Week at a house party. They were dating during the depression. After 3 years of waiting for better times to come that didn't, they got married on July 29, 1933 in Dr. Lister's home on Date road. They were married for 69 years and lived and worked the ranch they purchased from Faye's grandparents, John Henry and Orpha Ellen (Nave) Humphrey in 1941.


Four children were born to Faye and Bob; Doris Evelyn, born June 14, 1934; David Leon, born July 16, 1935; Glenn Edward, born February 24, 1938; and Ted, born November 10, 1944.


Faye enjoyed gardening and sold produce to all the neighbors. She like raising turkeys and loved all the baby animals on a farm. One of her favorite hobbies was reading. She enjoyed and loved her family. She always was happiest when she had her family all together. She was always active in the Beckman Memorial Wesleyan Church and was a charter member in 1950 and was a 54 year member.


After Bob passed on in 2002, Faye went to lived with her daughter Doris Crites in Otterbien, IN. Doris's career as a nurse was helpful in taking care of her mother. Doris was a loving care giver and loved Faye's sense of humor.


Faye passed away on April 15, at the Home Hospital in Lafeyette, Indiana.


She leaves to mourn her passing 1 daughter, Doris Crites, Otterbein, IN; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, David and Polly Week, Priest River, ID; Glenn and Barbara Week, Leavenworth, WA; Ted and Virginia Week, Helena, MT; 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 1 great great granddaughter, 1 sister, Evelyn Provin, Williamsberg, VA; 1 sister-in-law, Violet Week, Spearfish, SD; 1 brother-in-law, Merle Peck, Spearfish, SD.


She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 5 brothers, Earl, Paul, Perry, Leon, and a brother in infancy; and 1 sister, Alice Reed.