Obit: Mrs. M.P. Simpson: Wayne County, Kentucky 

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Wayne County Outlook
July 21, 1904

Mrs. M.P. SIMPSON DEAD

Mrs. M.P. SIMPSON died this morning about 5:30, at her home on East
Harrison Street.She had not been feeling well for a week or more, but
her condition was not such as to cause alarm , and her death this
morning was a great shock to her family and friends. She was not so well
during the night, but told her family that it was not necessary to call
a physician. Shortly before her death, heavy breathing attracted
attention and Dr. SWEET was called, but she died before he arrived.
The deceased was born in this city August 30th, 1837, and was almost
sixty-seven years of age.
She was married in 1865 to JOHN SIMPSON, of Monticello, Ky., who died
several years ago. Four children survive-- Mrs. W.M. MARS, Mrs. BERTHA
ALLEN, Miss JENNIE SIMPSON, and Dr. WADE E. SIMPSON, of Indianapolis,
three children are dead, WILLIAM, FLORA, and JACKSON, three brothers
survive, M.H. PARKS, T.H. PARKS, cashier of the first National Bank and
P.M. PARKS. The grandchildren are HARRY and PAUL RILEY and MARGUERITE
and BRUCE MARS.
Mrs. SIMPSON lived in this city nearly all of her life, with the
exception of a few years she and Mr. SIMPSON resided in Spencer, when he
was in business there during the war.
The deceased was educated at Indiana University at Bloomington, and was
the first young lady from this county to attend that University. She was
also the first young lady in this county to own a piano.
The deceased was born in the Hite & Parks block, on the east side of the
public square which was used by the family of her father, the late P.M.
PARKS, both for business and residence. The late MILTON HITE was
associated with him in the business and ownership of the business block.

Mrs. SIMPSON became a member of the Christian church here in 1864 under
the pastorate of Rev. MATTHEW EVANS of whom she spoke often. She was
active during the organization of the church here and her work bore good
results during those trying times with the congregation.
The cause of her death was paralysis of the heart.
She had been up a short time before death and complained of being sick
but said it would amount to nothing and told her family to lie down and
she would call them if she needed any attention. She had no impression
that death was impending and her family no apparent occasion to expect
fatal ending of the sickness, which seemed more indisposition than
serious sickness.
Martinsville (ind) reporter
The subject of the above notice was the widow of JOHN SIMPSON, whose
father was Rev. WILLIAM SIMPSON , who was for about thirty-five years
both county and circuit Clerk of Wayne county, and a brother of MOSE
SINGLETON, father of the publisher of this paper.

Submitted By Laura Frost Wright
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