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    Celebrating the life of

    Hattie Merle Culpepper Simpson

    13 Feb 1932 - 19 Jun 2020

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    26 Jun 2020

    Margie Bordovsky Hattie rocking her baby girl, Margie, born in 1957.

    Hattie Merle Culpepper Simpson, 88, of Springdale, AR passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 19, 2020 as a result of complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Born February 13, 1932 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Marguerite Locke Culpepper and late William Carr Culpepper and preceded in death by...

    Margie Bordovsky26 Jun 2020
    26 Jun 2020

    Margie Bordovsky Hattie at Watson Chapel High School. The year she met her future husband, Sid.

    Dear Mr. Sid, So sorry to hear of Miss Hattie's passing. She was a lovely person Momma and Daddy spoke of her often. May she rest in peace. Julie (Failla) Cracchiolo Daughter of Charlie (late) and Theresa Failla

    Julie Cracchiolo6 Jul 2020

    Dear Sid, So sorry to hear of Hattie's passing. May she rest in God's arms. Theresa Failla

    Julie Cracchiolo6 Jul 2020

    My deepest condolences. Peggy Howard

    Tommy Howard7 Jul 2020

    Dr Simpson, so sorry to here about Hattie. My hope is you’ll continue to celebrate her life with the many memories you shared. She was a wonderful lady and will be missed by many. Tommy Howard

    Tommy Howard7 Jul 2020

    I will remember "Mike's Mom" as a kind and thoughtful lady. I always looked forward to their summer visits to Pine Bluff, where we lived across the street. I enjoyed playing sports with Mike, but there was a bonus. His mom would always invite my brother and me to join Mike and his Uncle Bob for a movie. We probably saw every Walt Disney release of...

    Rayburn Jordan7 Jul 2020
    7 Jul 2020

    Margie Bordovsky Hattie and Sid smooching again. Granddaughter, Mariah, reacts.

    Dad and I are grateful that God allowed us to be with Mom when she passed. She had been breathing rapidly (with the rattle) for hours and hours. I had been sitting holding her hand 24 hrs for 2 or 3 days because I didn't want her to die alone. At 1:00 in the morning on June 19, Dad woke up and came in. I had her hand in mine and Dad cradled her hea...

    Margie Bordovsky9 Jul 2020
    9 Jul 2020

    Margie Bordovsky Hattie and daughter, Margie.

    Margie, Sid, and all the rest of the family. How saddened I was to learn of the passing of Hattie. I've thought of her and Sid so many times through the past years and wondered about them. In all the years I knew Hattie, I don't think we ever talked about McMurry College in Abilene where I graduated in 1962. I was there when they were there, an...

    Audrey Powell17 Jul 2020