OBIT: George R. SIMPKINS, 1980, native of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Martha Matsuda Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ GEORGE R. SIMPKINS Funeral services were held June 9, 1980 at the Redmon Funeral Home, Stow, Ohio, for George R. Simpkins, 78, of Stow, who died June 6 at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He was born at Salisbury and was the son of the late Stewart and Katherine (Kolflesh) Simpkins, and was a rubber worker for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for 34 years. He retired in 1967. He is survived by his widow, Mary Simpkins, of Stow; three sons, Robert Simpkins, Norton, Ohio; Edward Simpkins and Larry Simpkins, both of Stow; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Oberlin, North Canton, Ohio; two brothers, Charles Edgar Simpkins of Ellerslie and Stewart Simpkins of Salisbury; and six grandchildren. Interment in Northlawn Memorial Gardens, near Stow. The Republic, June 19, 1980 [S1752]