Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....SIMPSON, CONNIE "PEACHES" TWINER February 2, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 August 2, 2008, 8:38 am News Star World - Feb 5, 2006 MRS. CONNIE "PEACHES" TWINER SIMPSON Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA Memorial services for Mrs. Connie "Peaches" Twiner Simpson, 60, of West Monroe, LA will be at 2:00 PM, Monday, February 6, 2006, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Rick Crandall and Rev. Scotty Sanders officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mrs. Simpson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on, Thursday, February 2, 2006. Connie, Peaches, as she was known affectionately by all of her grandchildren, was born October 14, 1945 in Baton Rouge, LA to the union of Paul and Ruth Twiner, who preceded her in death. Connie grew up in West Monroe, attending First Baptist Church of West Monroe, where she remained a member today. In 1961, she married the great love of her life, Jerry Simpson, with whom she spent the next forty-five years. She believed nothing was more important in life than family. She was best friend to her husband, both sons, and her daughter. Connie loved being a wife, mother, and especially a grandmother to her six grandchildren. Her great passion in life was her home and her never-ending need to redecorate. With Connie's abundance of energy and many creative talents, her home was constantly under renovation. She loved looking at the latest home magazines and watching the home shows and trying out new ideas and techniques. Connie recently had acquired a new companion whom she was often seen around town with. Joleah, her beloved boxer, had become her shadow in the last year of her life. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Ray Simpson; children, Roddy Simpson and his wife, Dianna of West Monroe, Tonya Mercer and her husband, Greg of Searcy, AR, and Remi Simpson and his wife, Tanya of West Monroe; grandchildren, Jamie Simpson, Tony Simpson, Reni Simpson, Calon Mercer, Conley Simpson, and Bailey Simpson; step-grandchildren, Joshua, Jeremy and Jordon Wiggins; two great- grandchildren; mother-in-law, Mabel Simpson; sister-in-law, Paula Hipp; two nephews; and numerous cousins. Pallbearers will be Johnny Jackson, Barry White, Lonnie Shows, Mark and Mike Sistrunk, John Jones, and Danny Lary. Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Leshe, Daniel Clark, William Guyton, Tom McCandlish, and Billy Ray Edwards. Visitation will be Sunday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/s/simpson1434gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb