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Berl Dee Simpkins
27 Oct 1893 – 2 Mar 1957
| Birth | 27 Oct 1893 |
| Death | 2 Mar 1957 |
| Cemetery | Alta Mesa Memorial Park Palo Alto , Santa Clara County , California , USA |
| Added by | Bill Simpkins on 18 Jan 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49822551 |
Bio
Berl Simpkins was born in Lamar, Alabama in 1893; the third child, second son of Martin and Mary Simpkins. In about 1901 the family moved to Montague County, Texas, to farm 160 acres of land. In 1908, when Berl was 14, his father and mother both died due to "complications of measles." He was third from oldest of eight children, and his older sister became head of the household, and he and older brother Joe were the farmers. After a few years, the family began to spread out, and Berl, often called "Ceese" as a nickname, eventually worked in the oil fields, as well as doing "share-crop" farming. In 1927 he married Frona Johnson, and over the years they produced seven children; moving from Texas to California during the years of World War II. He worked in shipyards there as a welder until his physical condition dictated he could no longer work. He was a "stay-at-home" dad and was greatly loved and respected by his children, family and friends alike. Berl Simpkins was a model of honesty and morality, and will be sorely missed.
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Family
Parents
Siblings
- Laura Cordelia Simpkins Rice 1889–1939
- Joel Hudson "Joe" Simpkins 1891–1934
- Sara Arby Simpkins Shirley 1895–1970
- Eva Leora "Leedy" Simpkins Holt 1900–1987
- Myrtle Bell Simpkins Hendrich 1902–1987
- Walter Simpkins 1904–1991
- Eugene "Gene" Simpkins 1906–1987
- Infant Simpkins 1908–1908
Children
- Orval Winfred "Orv" Simpkins 1928–1983 FaG
- Kermit Donald "Pete" Simpkins 1931–1998 FaG
- Billie Waine Simpkins 1933–2024 FaG
- Samuel David "Dave" Simpkins 1940–2019 FaG
- Naomi Ruth Simpkins Taylor 1942–2017 FaG
- Geary Ray Simpkins 1945–2022 FaG
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