ST
JOHNS CEMETERY, MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
SIMPKINS, Sarah Ellen, 15 Feb.. 1954
- 5 Aug. 2013. (d/o Dorothy McKee Simpkins & Dr. Carl Newton Simpkins Jr.)
Miss Sarah Ellen Simpkins, 59, resident of Steeplechase Court in Columbia, died
Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Williamson Medical Center.
Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at St. John's
Churchyard, Ashwood with Rev. Bob Adair officiating. The family will visit with
friends Saturday from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home.
Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia she was the daughter of Dorothy McKee Simpkins of
Columbia and the late Dr. Carl Newton Simpkins, Jr. Miss Simpkins graduated from
the University of Tennessee and earned her DDS degree from UT Medical School in
Memphis in 1978. She was a Lt. Commander in the United States Navy, retired,
then graduated with a Masters in Hospital Administration from the University of
Alabama in Birmingham. She last worked in administration at the V.A. Hospital in
La Jolla, California until her retirement in Spring Hill. She was a member of
Grace Episcopal Church.
Survivors include a brother, Carl N. Simpkins, III of Spring Hill; sisters, Mary
Simpkins of Bethesda, Maryland, Laura (Farrell) Levy of Knoxville; nieces,
Rachel Levy and Carolyn (Eric) Gilliam both of Knoxville; and several cousins
including special cousin, Carl (Carol) Sosnin of Birmingham, Alabama.
Obituary courtesy of Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors sent here by Mary Bob Richardson
27 Jul 2016