Our Location In Pottsville, PA
At the James E. Humphrey Funeral Home our facility provides a dignified and meaningful service location to fit your family’s desires.
Our facility is a unique one, it was built in 1918 as a Georgian style home for prominent lumber yard owner Harry F. Wertley whose lumber was located in the vicinity of what is now Market Square apartments which is around the corner of our funeral home. Our building boasts a beautiful craftsmanship of oak doors, detailed worked in all moldings, wooden staircase, and a fireplace. At the time it was a large, beautiful home boasting six bedrooms, a large living and dining room which were partitioned by a set of large oak pocket doors, a large yard with an enclosed porch as well a 2nd floor sunroom.
On November 24, 1930, Mr. Wertley died, and his widow Sarah continued to live at the home until her death on May 27, 1941. At the time when both Mr. and Mrs. Wertley died, funerals were held from the decedent's residence, ironically their funerals were the first two funerals held from the home prior to becoming a funeral home.
On October 31, 1942, it was announced that St. Clair funeral director Richard W. Morgan had purchased the property from the Wertely's children and would be converting it into funeral home. The first floor was easily converted with addition of a prep-room where the enclosed porch was located and adding to the detached garage. The 2nd floor was converted into living quarters for the Morgan family. They converted the 2nd floor sun porch into a living room and 2 bedrooms were converted into a kitchen and dining room. The Morgan's operated their funeral business until the death of Mr. Morgan on September 17, 1986.
On November 11, 1986, our family purchased the building and began much needed renovations, before opening our doors on February 3, 1987. In over the past 35 years since opening our doors, our facility has seen some renovations such as updated amenities and a large parking lot.
We are very proud of our facility and maintaining a comfortable home-like atmosphere that is fully handicapped accessible.
