Ella Brooks Simpson died Thursday, July 23, 2015 in the Heritage House Retirement Center. She was 96. Born in Moss Point, MS, she lived a number of years in New Orleans and Los Angeles before moving to Vicksburg. She was formerly employed by the Valley Department Store for 27 years and later at Battlefield Drugs. She was an active member of Hawkins United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Upton and Jessie Ione Smith Canty and her husband, Joe Simpson, Sr. in 1983.
Survivors include her sons, Joe Simpson, Jr. of Vicksburg and Walter Simpson of Atlanta; 1 granddaughter and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will beheld at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the chapel of Glenwood Funeral Home with Rev.Tommy Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 AM Tuesday until the hour of the service.
Pallbearers will be Bob Marr, Pete Phifer, Burkett Martin, Newell Murphy, Bob Walters, Victor Cain and Bobby Johnston.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Susan Charito, Dr. Murray Whitaker and members of the Crusader's Sunday School Class
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Upton and Jessie Ione Smith Canty and her husband, Joe Simpson, Sr. in 1983.
Survivors include her sons, Joe Simpson, Jr. of Vicksburg and Walter Simpson of Atlanta; 1 granddaughter and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will beheld at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the chapel of Glenwood Funeral Home with Rev.Tommy Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 AM Tuesday until the hour of the service.
Pallbearers will be Bob Marr, Pete Phifer, Burkett Martin, Newell Murphy, Bob Walters, Victor Cain and Bobby Johnston.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Susan Charito, Dr. Murray Whitaker and members of the Crusader's Sunday School Class
Ella Brooks Simpson died Thursday, July 23, 2015 in the Heritage House Retirement Center. She was 96. Born in Moss Point, MS, she lived a number of years in New Orleans and Los Angeles before moving to Vicksburg. She was formerly employed by the Valley Department Store for 27 years and later at Battlefield Drugs. She was an active member of Hawkins United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Upton and Jessie Ione Smith Canty and her husband, Joe Simpson, Sr. in 1983.
Survivors include her sons, Joe Simpson, Jr. of Vicksburg and Walter Simpson of Atlanta; 1 granddaughter and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will beheld at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the chapel of Glenwood Funeral Home with Rev.Tommy Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 AM Tuesday until the hour of the service.
Pallbearers will be Bob Marr, Pete Phifer, Burkett Martin, Newell Murphy, Bob Walters, Victor Cain and Bobby Johnston.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Susan Charito, Dr. Murray Whitaker and members of the Crusader's Sunday School Class
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Upton and Jessie Ione Smith Canty and her husband, Joe Simpson, Sr. in 1983.
Survivors include her sons, Joe Simpson, Jr. of Vicksburg and Walter Simpson of Atlanta; 1 granddaughter and 2 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will beheld at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the chapel of Glenwood Funeral Home with Rev.Tommy Miller officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 AM Tuesday until the hour of the service.
Pallbearers will be Bob Marr, Pete Phifer, Burkett Martin, Newell Murphy, Bob Walters, Victor Cain and Bobby Johnston.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Susan Charito, Dr. Murray Whitaker and members of the Crusader's Sunday School Class
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