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Robert L. Simpson Millaca, MN St Petersburg, FL IstaChatta, FL Indian Harbor Beach, FL QCWA # 22940 Chapter 148 |
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Robert Lincoln Simpson, 92, Indian Harbour Beach and formerly of Istachatta, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. A funeral service of remembrance will be held on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 12:30 p.m. at Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Florida National Cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends in visitation on Sunday, May 8, 2011, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Robert was born on February 7, 1919, in Millaca, MN, to the late Robert and Emma (Anderson) Simpson. Robert served our country in the U.S. Army during WWII, serving in the South Pacific as a radio operator. He was a pipefitter with the Local Union No. 123 from Tampa. He was a member of VFW Post No. 7122 in Floral City. Robert enjoyed playing billiards, operating his Ham radio and reading. A master craftsman and avid woodworker, he built many beautiful items, including his own home. He was Lutheran by faith.
Survivors include four children, Bobby (Peggy) Simpson, Homosassa, Dianna (Bill) Jaqua, Odessa, FL, Bert (Bobbi) Simpson, Lakewood Ranch, FL, and Laurie (Jim) Whittaker, Indian Harbour Beach, FL; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Bernice, on April 20, 1999, his brother Earl and his sister Violet. The family requests donations in Robert's name to The Humane Society of Citrus County, PO Box 2283, Inverness, FL 34451 in lieu of flowers.
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Published in Citrus County Chronicle from May 4 to May 7, 2011