SIMPSON, Ralph Laurence 1905-2000

SIMPSON, WATTS, SANDERS, CRAGG, DUCKWORTH, MILLER, MYERS, BATTY, GOEPPINGER, NEELY

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 10/11/2013 at 21:51:16

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Sunday, December 24, 2000]

CEDAR FALLS — R. Laurence Simpson, 95, of Sun City, Ariz, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Dec. 16, 2000, at Boswell Hospital, Sun City, of natural causes.

He was born Dec. 17, 1905, in Des Moines, son of C. L. and Grade Watts Simpson. He married Rena Sanders July 21, 1933. She died May 23, 1976. He then married E. Jean Cragg Aug. 12, 1976. She died Aug. 10, 1988. He then married Alice Duckworth in 1989.

Mr. Simpson founded the Simpson Furniture Store in 1947 and sold his company and retired in 1983. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Survived by his wife; and a niece whom he helped raise, Donnabelle Miller of Dewey, Ariz., formerly of Cedar Falls.

Preceded in death by a brother, Clarence; and four sisters, Ethelyn Myers, Edna Batty, Edith Goeppinger and Thelrna Neely.

Services are planned for later in May 2001.

Memorial fund will be established.

Dahl-VanHove-Schoof Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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