Obituary:  M. J. Simpson   

M.J. Simpson

ANSON -- M.J. Simpson, 73, shoe shine and concession stand operator for many years, died Wednesday in Abilene.

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Mount Hope Cemetery with P.B. Middlebrook officiating, directed by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home.

Mr. Simpson was born in Cottonwood and moved to Anson at an early age. He was a member of International Order of the Oddfellows Lodge in Abilene and the Church of Christ.

Survivors include one daughter, Ila Ann Hogue of Livingston, Tenn; four brothers, Turner Simpson of Cottonwood, Berley Simpson of Las Vegas, Nev., Melvin Simpson of Fort Worth and Glen D. Simpson of Houston; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Abilene Reporter News, Abilene, Texas, Feb 19, 1998

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