Julia Higgins Simpson was born September 25, 1916, to Walter and Elta Higgins in Dallas, Texas. She attended the public schools there. After graduation from Sunset High School, she attended North Texas State Teachers College for one year. She decided she did not want to be a teacher, so she took a business course, where she learned typing and short-hand. She worked as a secretary with a wholesale paper company.
In 1942, Julia married Raymond Simpson, Jr., also from Dallas. They were happily married for 60 years. After their honeymoon in Mexico, Raymond enlisted in the United States Air Force. Raymond was stationed in San Antonio, so Julia left her job and moved to join her husband. In time, Ray was transferred to Bergstrom AFB in Austin. Julia went to work at the State Capitol building. At the end of World War II, they returned to Dallas. They both worked until Ray’s employment took him back to San Antonio, where they moved in 1951. Julia went to work in the oil office for Skinner Corporation for 26 years. She was a member of the Desk and Derrick Club, an organization for professional women in the oil and gas industry.
Julia and Ray were members of Central Christian Church, where she sang in the choir for 40 years. They were members of the St. Mary’s Catholic Lawyers’ Guild of San Antonio. After retirement, Julia joined the San Antonio Zoological Society and volunteered as a docent at the Zoo for 14 years, and then as a docent at the Witte Museum for 2 years. Julia joined the Coker United Methodist Church in 2002 as an associate member. She joined the New Spirit Sunday School Class and was a member of the Hearts in Tune singing group.
Julia was pre-deceased in death by her husband, Raymond, in 2002, and by her sister, Doris Neeley, in 2015. She is survived by her nephew, David Neeley, and his wife Karen, of Mt. Pleasant, and her great-nephew, Greg Kauffman, and his wife Martha, of San Antonio, great-nieces Karen McNamara of Dallas, Kate Kauffman of Brenham, Gretchen Golden of Sparta, Tennessee and Erica Kauffman of Euless.
There will be a memorial service at the Coker United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m., and burial will be in Dallas, Texas at the Grove Hill Cemetery on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial to the San Antonio Zoo.
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In 1942, Julia married Raymond Simpson, Jr., also from Dallas. They were happily married for 60 years. After their honeymoon in Mexico, Raymond enlisted in the United States Air Force. Raymond was stationed in San Antonio, so Julia left her job and moved to join her husband. In time, Ray was transferred to Bergstrom AFB in Austin. Julia went to work at the State Capitol building. At the end of World War II, they returned to Dallas. They both worked until Ray’s employment took him back to San Antonio, where they moved in 1951. Julia went to work in the oil office for Skinner Corporation for 26 years. She was a member of the Desk and Derrick Club, an organization for professional women in the oil and gas industry.
Julia and Ray were members of Central Christian Church, where she sang in the choir for 40 years. They were members of the St. Mary’s Catholic Lawyers’ Guild of San Antonio. After retirement, Julia joined the San Antonio Zoological Society and volunteered as a docent at the Zoo for 14 years, and then as a docent at the Witte Museum for 2 years. Julia joined the Coker United Methodist Church in 2002 as an associate member. She joined the New Spirit Sunday School Class and was a member of the Hearts in Tune singing group.
Julia was pre-deceased in death by her husband, Raymond, in 2002, and by her sister, Doris Neeley, in 2015. She is survived by her nephew, David Neeley, and his wife Karen, of Mt. Pleasant, and her great-nephew, Greg Kauffman, and his wife Martha, of San Antonio, great-nieces Karen McNamara of Dallas, Kate Kauffman of Brenham, Gretchen Golden of Sparta, Tennessee and Erica Kauffman of Euless.
There will be a memorial service at the Coker United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m., and burial will be in Dallas, Texas at the Grove Hill Cemetery on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial to the San Antonio Zoo.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Julia H Simpson please visit our Sympathy Store.
Julia Higgins Simpson was born September 25, 1916, to Walter and Elta Higgins in Dallas, Texas. She attended the public schools there. After graduation from Sunset High School, she attended North Texas State Teachers College for one year. She decided she did not want to be a teacher, so she took a business course, where she learned typing and short-hand. She worked as a secretary with a wholesale paper company.
In 1942, Julia married Raymond Simpson, Jr., also from Dallas. They were happily married for 60 years. After their honeymoon in Mexico, Raymond enlisted in the United States Air Force. Raymond was stationed in San Antonio, so Julia left her job and moved to join her husband. In time, Ray was transferred to Bergstrom AFB in Austin. Julia went to work at the State Capitol building. At the end of World War II, they returned to Dallas. They both worked until Ray’s employment took him back to San Antonio, where they moved in 1951. Julia went to work in the oil office for Skinner Corporation for 26 years. She was a member of the Desk and Derrick Club, an organization for professional women in the oil and gas industry.
Julia and Ray were members of Central Christian Church, where she sang in the choir for 40 years. They were members of the St. Mary’s Catholic Lawyers’ Guild of San Antonio. After retirement, Julia joined the San Antonio Zoological Society and volunteered as a docent at the Zoo for 14 years, and then as a docent at the Witte Museum for 2 years. Julia joined the Coker United Methodist Church in 2002 as an associate member. She joined the New Spirit Sunday School Class and was a member of the Hearts in Tune singing group.
Julia was pre-deceased in death by her husband, Raymond, in 2002, and by her sister, Doris Neeley, in 2015. She is survived by her nephew, David Neeley, and his wife Karen, of Mt. Pleasant, and her great-nephew, Greg Kauffman, and his wife Martha, of San Antonio, great-nieces Karen McNamara of Dallas, Kate Kauffman of Brenham, Gretchen Golden of Sparta, Tennessee and Erica Kauffman of Euless.
There will be a memorial service at the Coker United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m., and burial will be in Dallas, Texas at the Grove Hill Cemetery on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial to the San Antonio Zoo.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Julia H Simpson please visit our Sympathy Store.
In 1942, Julia married Raymond Simpson, Jr., also from Dallas. They were happily married for 60 years. After their honeymoon in Mexico, Raymond enlisted in the United States Air Force. Raymond was stationed in San Antonio, so Julia left her job and moved to join her husband. In time, Ray was transferred to Bergstrom AFB in Austin. Julia went to work at the State Capitol building. At the end of World War II, they returned to Dallas. They both worked until Ray’s employment took him back to San Antonio, where they moved in 1951. Julia went to work in the oil office for Skinner Corporation for 26 years. She was a member of the Desk and Derrick Club, an organization for professional women in the oil and gas industry.
Julia and Ray were members of Central Christian Church, where she sang in the choir for 40 years. They were members of the St. Mary’s Catholic Lawyers’ Guild of San Antonio. After retirement, Julia joined the San Antonio Zoological Society and volunteered as a docent at the Zoo for 14 years, and then as a docent at the Witte Museum for 2 years. Julia joined the Coker United Methodist Church in 2002 as an associate member. She joined the New Spirit Sunday School Class and was a member of the Hearts in Tune singing group.
Julia was pre-deceased in death by her husband, Raymond, in 2002, and by her sister, Doris Neeley, in 2015. She is survived by her nephew, David Neeley, and his wife Karen, of Mt. Pleasant, and her great-nephew, Greg Kauffman, and his wife Martha, of San Antonio, great-nieces Karen McNamara of Dallas, Kate Kauffman of Brenham, Gretchen Golden of Sparta, Tennessee and Erica Kauffman of Euless.
There will be a memorial service at the Coker United Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m., and burial will be in Dallas, Texas at the Grove Hill Cemetery on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial to the San Antonio Zoo.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Julia H Simpson please visit our Sympathy Store.
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