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After retirement, Humphreys researched the history of his native Grayson and the Methodist Protestant Church. In 1992, his history of Grayson was published in lengthy articles in ''The Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association,'' since renamed ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' and based in Shreveport. In 2007, LSUS authorized "The Hubert Humphreys Endowed Professorship of History" in the College of Liberal Arts. On retirement, Humphreys was named an LSUS [[professor]] emeritus.<ref name=obit/>​

After retirement, Humphreys researched the history of his native Grayson and the Methodist Protestant Church. In 1992, his history of Grayson was published in lengthy articles in ''The Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association,'' since renamed ''[[North Louisiana History]],'' and based in Shreveport. In 2007, LSUS authorized "The Hubert Humphreys Endowed Professorship of History" in the College of Liberal Arts. On retirement, Humphreys was named an LSUS [[professor]] emeritus.<ref name=obit/>​

 

==Death and legacy==​

==Death and legacy==

Humphreys retired in Shreveport but died in Baton Rouge, where he had spent his latter days. Survivors included two sisters, Mildred H. Taylor of Baton Rouge and Melissa Verna Douglas and husband, George W. Douglas, of Shreveport. Services were held on September 5, 2009, in [[Columbia, Louisiana|Columbia]], the seat of Caldwell Parish. Interment was at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson.<ref name=obit/>

Humphreys retired in Shreveport but died in Baton Rouge, where he had spent his latter days. Survivors included two sisters, Mildred H. Taylor of Baton Rouge and Melissa Verna Douglas and husband, George W. Douglas, of Shreveport. Services were held on September 5, 2009, in [[Columbia, Louisiana|Columbia]], the seat of Caldwell Parish. Interment was at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson.<ref name=obit/>