Humphreys revives Steptoe’s Christmas cactus tradition

Steve Humphreys holds a picture of his grandmother Suzie next to her century-old C

hristmas cactus.

Brought more than a century ago from the hills of Tennessee, a lone Christmas Cactus has spread from home to home throughout the Pleasant Valley.

Steve Humphreys said his Grandmother Suzie Crumbaker brought the cactus west with her when their family settled between Colfax and Steptoe in the late 19th Century.

She took cuttings off the cactus one year and shared with all those in her social circle.

“That’s the way the story goes, anyhow,” he said. “Jill Suess has a picture of all these women toge...