Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Simpson, James H.  December 15, 1951
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The Birmingham News
Ashland Progress Dec 20, 1951
James Simpson, age 19, of the Sikesville community was shot fatally in a wooded 
area near his home last Friday. After failing to return to his home from a 
store, where he had gone, a search was started, and Simpson was found in a 
wooded section. He had been shot under the heart. He was carried to Roanoke 
hospital where he died. An investigation is underway by county officials. 

The Birmingham News Jan 20, 1952
George Otis Simpson, 49, tenant farmer of the Sykesville community, has been 
released from jail here after being held about two weeks on a murder charge in 
the death of his son, James Simpson, 19. James was found Friday night. Dec. 14, 
fatally wounded from a 38-caliber pistol bullet, in a wooded area about three 
miles from his home. He died the next night in a Roanoke hospital. His father 
was arrested on a murder warrant about two weeks later and placed in County 
Jail. He was released Friday after a preliminary hearing.

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