Nora Jean Simpson, 83, of Orwell, Ohio, died Sunday, July 26, 1998, in Village Square Nursing Home, Orwell, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Simpson worked as a salesclerk for J.C. Penney Co. in Ridgeville and was a member of the former Mt. Prospect Presbyterian Church in Hickory. She enjoyed gardening, traveling and sewing. On June 15, 1934, she married Alvin H. Simpson, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Richard Simpson of Queen Creek, Ariz.; two daughters, Nancy Willis of Washington and Ruth Ann Easton of Orwell; two brothers, Louis Davidson of Taylorstown and Cline Davidson of Hickory; two sisters, Hilda Wagner of Hickory and Janet Weimer of Glascow, Mont.; 16 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Deceased are two brothers, Renzi and Richard Davidson. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, July 28, 1998Nora Jean Simpson
Member of former Hickory church
She was born March 23, 1915, in Buffalo, a daughter of Lawrence and Mae Dunn Davidson.