Obit of Roy Lee Simpson (s512) - Roger Mills County, OK Submitted by: Wanda Purcell ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ========================================================================= Surnames: Simpson, Marsala, McLean, Branson, Spitzer, Montgomery, Mercer Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/4926 Services for Roy Lee Simpson, a former resident of Roger Mills County, OK were held at Pierce Brothers Chapel in North Hollywood, California on Thursday, October 29, 1981 with Rev. Edward J. Kritz of the Van Nuys Batpist Church officiating. Roy was born October 17, 1917 at Cheyenne and passed away October 24, 1981 in Arleta, California. He lived with his family in the Rose Hill Community until joining the U.S. Army in 1941. Roy served in the Army five years participating in the campaigns of Generals Mark Clark and George S. Patton from North Africa, through Sicily and into Italy. He advanced to the rank of Staff Sergeant and earned several medals including two Bronze Battle Stars. Roy was wounded in Italy and transferred to Phoenix, Arizona where he was assigned to a Military Police Unit to Guard German prisioners. After his discharge Roy lived in Phoenix, Arizona until 1976 when he moved to Arleta, California. After relocating in California, at the age of 60. Roy joined the United Statres Fish and Wildlife Service and was assigned to Los Angeles International Airport as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Inspector. National Geographic Magazine featured an article on Roy in March of this year. The article described Roy as "A quiet, bookish man, with an eye for detail." Roy leaves his sons, Robert and Ronald Simpson of Arleta, California, their mother, Ruth Simpson Marsala also of Arleta, one brother, buck Simpson of Haywood, California, and two sisters, Beulah McLean of Pampa, Texas and Fronia Branson of Long View, Texas. In attendance at the services in California were Goldie Spitzer Slater, Larry Montgomery, Mrs. Clude (Lita) Montgomery of Sacramento, California, Bill and Ruth Montgomery of Los Cruces, New Mexico and Harold and Lee Montgomery Mercer of Houston, Texas Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK