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Submitted: 8/30/22 • Approved: 8/30/22 • Last Updated: 9/2/22 • R534418-G534418-S3
Celia Fay Patton Simpson
December 2, 1939-Janury 15, 1987
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Celia Fay Simpson
Dec. 2, 1939 - Jan. 15, 1987
Celia Fay Simpson, 47, who resided south of Hereford, died today in her home following a lengthy illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Bruce Kochsmeier, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery under the direction of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home.
Mrs.. Simpson was born Dec.. 2, 1939 in Muleshoe. She married Bob Simpson March 1, 1964 in Seminole. She was a graduate of the University of Texas. She had been a home demonstration agent in Castro County, a public school teacher and was currently employed as a secretary at First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a son, Robert Scott Simpson of the home; a daughter, Sheryl Lee Simpson of the home; her mother, Estelle Patton of Seminole; and two sisters, Clara Allphin of Pecos and Jimmie Sue Bergeron of Washington.
Memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Amarillo. Contributions may be brought to the First Presbyterian Church.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 86th Year, No. 138, Deaf Smith County, Hereford, Tx., Friday, January 16, 1987, Page 2)
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Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Celia Fay Patton
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1939
Birth Place: Bailey, Texas, USA
Mother: Lilly Estell Davis
Roll number: 1939_0006
U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999
Name: Miss Celia Fay Simpson [Miss Celia Fay Patton]
Gender: Female
Residence Date: Abt 1964
Residence Place: Dimmitt
Occupation: Home Demonstration Agent
Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1964
Father: R. C. Patton
Mother: Patton
Spouse: John Robert Simpson
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Celia Simpson
Death Date: 15 Jan 1987
Death County: Castro
Gender: Female
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