Obituary of Palestine Simpson

Palestine "Polly" C. Simpson May 28 1921-January 30, 2017 Polly, 95, of Lake Havasu City, entered Heaven on Monday, January 30, 2017. She was born to Print and Gertrude Jordan, May 28, 1921 on their farm in Desarc, Arkansas. At a very young age she learned to cook for her family of eleven and worked the fields of the farm to assist in their support (once bragging, she had picked 99 lbs. of cotton in one day.) She was raised in a Christian family, she learned to love and or help anyone who crossed her path. At 19, she moved to Long Beach, California, where she and two cousins opened up a pie and café business. Soon, one of her best customers became her beloved husband of 54 years. They married six weeks after their first meeting. Staying in the Long Beach, California area, five years later, she gave birth to their only child, Jimmy K. Simpson, in October of 1946. Coming to Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 2007, Polly lived the remainder of her life with family and the last four years at "Home Is Where the Heart Is" with her many dear friends and loving caregivers. Polly was a warm, caring person who was loved by everyone she met through just a smile. She will be deeply missed, and remember, if you loved her, she loved you first. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ralph (Bud) Simpson, six brothers, two sisters, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Polly is survived by her son, Jim Simpson; grandchildren, Randy Simpson and Wendy Ramos; great-grandchildren, Monique Tressel, Megg and Kade King; great-great-grandson, Thadius Ralph Tressel. Our family deeply thanks "Home Is Where the Heart is" and their professional staff of loving caregivers who treated Polly as if she was their own and also to Hospice of Havasu for their compassion and professional services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to "Home Is Where the Heart Is." Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be made to the Simpson family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.