Margaret Elizabeth Humble

Margaret Elizabeth Humble passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 95. Born on January 27, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Charles P. Becker, Jr. and Mary Louise Becker, she lived a life centered on family and faith. She attended Bishop Lillis High School and, on January 19, 1952, married Gerald D. Humble at St. Francis Xavier Church in Kansas City. The couple soon moved to Shawnee, Kansas, where they raised their seven children—Christopher, Mark, Renee, Grant, Matthew, Paul, and John—during 59 years of marriage.

Margaret devoted her early years to raising her family and managing their home while remaining actively involved in the St. Joseph Catholic School PTO and other school activities. When her youngest child reached high school, she joined her husband at Holland Construction Company in Lenexa, Kansas, and worked there until Gerald’s retirement in 2002. A devoted parishioner at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shawnee for 70 years, she participated in many ministries and formed lifelong friendships through her strong and abiding faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Gerald, her son Mark and his wife Rhonda, her brother Charles Becker and his wife Thelma, brother-in-law John G. Humble, sister-in-law Sister Mary Renee Humble RSM, and granddaughter Erica Humble.

Margaret is survived by her children Christopher, Renee, Grant (Lisa), Matthew, Paul (Brenda), and John (Kate); her grandchildren Laura Zinke (Duane), Brandon Humble (Katie), Michelle Peterson (Mike), Kevin Humble, Chad Melton (Lynelle), Genna Wright (Allan), Dale Humble, Malarie Humble-Rice (Mason), Jerad Humble (Katie), and Linda Humble; and her great-grandchildren Olivia Zinke, Brantley Zinke, Vaughn Humble, Grace Humble, Levi Peterson, Isla Peterson, Kyria Melton, Ellyana Melton, Ember Wright, Ivy Wright, and Hudson Humble, along with nieces, nephews, and extended family.