Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Simpkins, Pearl Thomas July 19, 1962
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The Virginian Pilot July 20, 1962

Pearl Thomas Simpkins, 80, husband of Mrs. Nell Lambert Simpkins, died in a 
local hospital Thursday at 11 a.m. after a short illness.
A son of James Daniel and Mrs. Molly Feathers Simpkins, he was a native of 
Montgomery County and he lived in the South Norfolk area 61 years, lately at 
1424 Chesapeake Ave.  He was employed by Norfolk & Western Railway 47 years, 
retiring as a car foreman in 1948.
He was a member of Chesapeake Avenue Methodist Church and Beacon Bible 
Class.
Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Francis A. Gay of South 
Norfolk; three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Semple of Norfolk, Mrs. Ola S. 
Grayson of Christiansburg and Mrs. Mellie S. Walters of Roanoke; a brother, 
Cuba H. Simpkins of Norfolk; and two grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted in Francis A. Gay Funeral Home Saturday 
at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Lyle H. Youell of Chesapeake Avenue Methodist Church.  
Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk.

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