Show final mites rites for held funeral rites for lewis george sim apson tofele tooele last pioneer was conducted monday at 1 p in in the tooele thoele second ward chapel dir acted by bishop george williams burial was in the tooele thoele city cem eatery mr simpson died thursday ev ening at the home of his daughter mrs ethel black north main street after a long illness at the age of 83 he was born in york shire england july 8 1864 he came to the united states with his parents at the age of 1 I year they settled in bountiful utah they later moved to malad idaho then came to clover utah in m 1872 mr simpson was married to A ann isabel chalk in salt lake city she died in 1927 during his early life mr simp son engaged in logging in the too ele county mountains he was prominent in mercur when the town was booming as richest mining camp during his later years he was engaged in farming and ranching he was in te rested in outdoor activities and spent a great deal of time in the mountains he was a member of he the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints he is survived by a son george simpson and a daugh ter mrs ethel black both of too ele nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren |