Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthFeb 15, 1936, Alamance County, North Carolina3, John Gary Simpson,470, John Gary Simpson
DeathAug 7, 2011, Alamance County, North Carolina3, John Gary Simpson
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, John Gary Simpson
FlagsUS Army, US Military
MotherRuby Maude BRAXTON (1904-1993)
Spouses
DeathFeb 15, 2009, Pleasant Grove, North Carolina3, Betty Madren Simpson
BurialUnion Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Rd, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Betty Madren Simpson
FatherRalph Waynick MADREN (1911-1973)
MotherEsther ROSSON (<1915-2005)
Marriageabt 19753, John Gary Simpson
Obituary Online notes for John Gary SIMPSON
8/9/2011

John Gary Simpson
  
 BURLINGTON — Mr. John Gary Simpson, age 75, died at the Hospice Home in Burlington on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 4:37 p.m.
 
 John was a 1954 graduate of Walter Williams High School and later Elon University. He had a 40-year career with the SocialSecurityAdministration and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a long time member of Union Ridge Church.
 
 John was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 34 years, Betty Madren Simpson; his parents, Paul “Hardrock” Simpson and Ruby Braxton Simpson; and two brothers, Glenn and Paul Junior.
 
 John is survived by two sisters, Joanne Barnwell and Nellie Goins, both of Burlington; a son, James Michael Simpson (Megan); two grandchildren, Benjamin Braxton Simpson and Erik Claude Simpson, all of Greensboro; and a special niece, Kathryn Watterson of High Point.
 
 The funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the Rich & Thompson
 
Chapel in Burlington by the Rev. Dan Ficklin. Burial will follow at Union Ridge Church Cemetery.
 
 Visitation
 
will be at the Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
 
 Memorials may be made to Union Ridge Church, 115 Altamahaw-Union Ridge Road, Burlington, N.C. 27217.
 
 Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com  3, John Gary Simpson
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