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Walter Simpkins

24 Apr 1904 – 10 Apr 1991

Birth	24 Apr 1904
Death	10 Apr 1991
Cemetery	Nocona Cemetery Nocona , Montague County , Texas , USA
Added by	Bill Simpkins on 26 Jul 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73368395

Bio

As a child, and even into his adult years, Walt Simpkins was called Buster. The origin of that is not known, but the family may have been familiar with the popular comic strip called Buster Brown, about a mischievous but likeable little boy by that name. Walt was never sure of his exact date of birth, but census reports credibly establish the year as 1904, and the day and month are derived with pretty good confidence from family records. In his late teens and into adulthood he worked in various capacities in the Texas oil fields, progressing to owning a gas station in Nocona, then reportedly selling insurance, and finally as a letter carrier for the U S Postal Service, from which he retired. Walt loved to visit family, and over the years would drive long distances to attend a reunion. He was full of humor and was a master at spinning stories and tales. He and Faye had three boys; Bobby Ray, James Bryan and Roger, but they were saddened when their oldest, Bobby Ray died of a heart attack while in his 30s. Then he lost his dear wife to a heart attack in 1977, later remarried to Mary Jo Sewell, and lived until 1991, age 87.

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Family

Parents

• William Thomas Martin Simpkins 1867–1908
• Mary Elizabeth Huddleston Simpkins 1870–1908

Spouse

• Mattie Faye Howard Simpkins 1911–1977 FaG

Siblings

• Laura Cordelia Simpkins Rice 1889–1939
• Joel Hudson "Joe" Simpkins 1891–1934
• Berl Dee Simpkins 1893–1957
• Sara Arby Simpkins Shirley 1895–1970
• Eva Leora "Leedy" Simpkins Holt 1900–1987
• Myrtle Bell Simpkins Hendrich 1902–1987
• Eugene "Gene" Simpkins 1906–1987
• Infant Simpkins 1908–1908

Children

• Bobby Ray Simpkins 1931–1963 FaG

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