- Dr. Evelyn "Marty" Martindale Humphrey (February 11, 1925 – August 19, 1973) was a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology who practiced medicine in Idaho alongside her husband, Dr. Ben K. Humphrey.
Born at Enders, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Melvin Martindale. She pursued an extensive education during a period when relatively few women entered the medical profession. In 1946, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manchester College in Indiana. She subsequently attended the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, receiving her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1950.
Following medical school, Dr. Martindale completed her internship at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver, Colorado, in July 1951. She then undertook advanced training in women's health, serving in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas, and completing postgraduate study in gynecology at the Anderson Hospital of Cancer Research in Houston.
After marrying Dr. Ben K. Humphrey, she practiced medicine in several locations with him. The couple served on the staffs of St. Benedict's Hospital in Jerome, Idaho, and Odom Hospital in Memphis, Texas, before joining the medical community in southern Idaho. By 1965, both physicians were serving on the staff of Minidoka Memorial Hospital in Rupert.
Known to family and friends as "Marty," Dr. Humphrey balanced a demanding medical career with family life. She and her husband raised four sons, including Brian and Steve, who lived with them in Rupert. At the time of her death, her father, Melvin Martindale, was living in a Rupert nursing home.
On August 19, 1973, Dr. Humphrey, her husband Ben, and their sons Brian and Steve were killed when their private aircraft crashed near the Flying B Ranch in the Salmon National Forest of central Idaho. The family had been concluding a two-week vacation in Canada and at the ranch before returning home to Rupert.
Joint funeral services for the family were held on August 23, 1973, at the First Christian Church in Rupert, with burial in Rupert Cemetery.
Sources:
South Idaho Press (Burley, Idaho), Tuesday, August 21, 1973, p. 2.
The Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho), Monday, August 20, 1973, p. 1.
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1925 - 1973 (48 anos)
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