Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameIda Ruth PICKRELL 
269,255,470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson
269,255,470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell SimpsonBirthSep 25, 1929, Rockingham County, North Carolina269,470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson
DeathFeb 12, 2012, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson
BurialReidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson
FatherGeorge Luther PICKRELL (1895-1969)
MotherVirginia Ellen KNOWLES (1903-1973)
Spouses
1Ira Lester SIMPSON 3, Mrs. Lula Mae Simpson Kernodle,269,470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson,470, Ira Lester Simpson,256, Pansy Simpson Mansfield,134, Carl Freeland Simpson
3, Mrs. Lula Mae Simpson Kernodle,269,470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson,470, Ira Lester Simpson,256, Pansy Simpson Mansfield,134, Carl Freeland SimpsonBirthJun 3, 1919269,470, Ira Lester Simpson
DeathOct 17, 20013, Mrs. Lula Mae Simpson Kernodle,470, Ira Lester Simpson
BurialReidlawn Cemetery, 1530 Barnes Street, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina470, Ira Lester Simpson
FatherEuliss Ervin SIMPSON (1897-1975)
Mother“Sadie” Mary Sadonia ROSS (1898-1975)
MarriageDec 24, 1959269
Children(Confidential, Male)
Obituary Online notes for Ida Ruth PICKRELL
Ida Ruth Pickrell "Nanny" Simpson, 82, of 605 Grooms Rd. Reidsville, NC went to be with the Lord Sunday February 12, 2012 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Greensboro, NC.
Graveside memorial services will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Wednesday February 15, 2012 in Reidlawn Cemetery.
A native of Reidsville, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Ellen Knowles Pickrell and had lived in Rockingham County her entire life. She was a retired employee of American Tobacco Company and later helped in the kitchen at the Reidsville Elks Lodge. She was preceded in death by her husband Ira Lester Simpson, brothers: Roy Pickrell and Melvin Pickrell, and sister Frances P. Garrison.
Surviving: son: Michael Simpson and wife Anne of Reidsville, N.C., grandchildren: Alicia Anne Simpson of Reidsville, NC and Miranda Michelle Carter and husband Brad of Easley, SC., sister: Ruby Pickrell Simpson and husband Carl of Burlington, NC. There will be no formal visitation. The family will see friends at the home of her son 410 Knowles Rd. Reidsville, NC. Memorials may be made to The Rockingham County Animal Shelter P.O. Box 206 Wentworth, NC 27375. Citty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to: www.cittyfh.com 470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson
Graveside memorial services will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Wednesday February 15, 2012 in Reidlawn Cemetery.
A native of Reidsville, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Ellen Knowles Pickrell and had lived in Rockingham County her entire life. She was a retired employee of American Tobacco Company and later helped in the kitchen at the Reidsville Elks Lodge. She was preceded in death by her husband Ira Lester Simpson, brothers: Roy Pickrell and Melvin Pickrell, and sister Frances P. Garrison.
Surviving: son: Michael Simpson and wife Anne of Reidsville, N.C., grandchildren: Alicia Anne Simpson of Reidsville, NC and Miranda Michelle Carter and husband Brad of Easley, SC., sister: Ruby Pickrell Simpson and husband Carl of Burlington, NC. There will be no formal visitation. The family will see friends at the home of her son 410 Knowles Rd. Reidsville, NC. Memorials may be made to The Rockingham County Animal Shelter P.O. Box 206 Wentworth, NC 27375. Citty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to: www.cittyfh.com 470, Ida Ruth “Nanny” Pickrell Simpson