Jimmy Weldon Simpson, Sr., age 79, of Cherokee, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021. There will be a graveside service at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Dwight Rivers officiating. The family request that visitors wear a mask.
Jimmy was a native of Cherokee, Alabama and retired from Lowe’s. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Simpson; son, Jimmy (Pete) Simpson, Jr.; grandson, Joshua Hamm; parents, Melvin and Faye Simpson; brothers, Melvin (Bobo) Simpson, Jr., Ed Simpson, Ted Simpson; and his sister, Alice Faye Simpson.
Jimmy is survived by his children, Martha (Sissy) Nunley (Eddie), of Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Laura Green (Mitchell), of Cherokee, Alabama; sister, Sheila Campbell, Belmont, MS; grandchildren, Garron Green (Taylor), Bailey Bracken (Zack); great-grandchild, Colt Bracken; and honorary grandchildren, Troy Haraway, and Kaylee Haraway.
Pallbearers will be Garron Green, Mike Maxwell, Tony Maxwell, Chris Maxwell, Troy Haraway, Stoney Haraway, and Bubba LeFan.
