Kathryn Simpson

b. 27 August 1938, d. 9 June 2002
  • Kathryn Simpson was born on 27 August 1938.
  • The SSDI lists Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, as the last residence of record of Kathryn Simpson.
  • Kathryn Simpson died on 9 June 2002 at age 63.
  • The following appeared on 9 June 2005 in The Charleston Gazette: James Lowry Simpson, 95, of Charleston, formerly of Pine Grove, passed away Monday, May 30, 2005, at CAMC Memorial Hospital.
         He was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, Charleston.
          He was retired from Union Carbide Engineering Department as Manager of Design Engineering and Construction with 34 years of service. He was also a retired Lt. Colonel from The Corps of Engineers, US Army with over five years active service in World War II, including 31 months service in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service.
         He graduated from West Virginia University in 1932 with a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a life member of Eta Kappa Nu, National Honorary Electrical Engineering Society; TROA, The Retired Officers Association; CBIVA, China-Burma-India Veterans Association; and the West Virginia University Alumni Association.
         He was a retired Registered Professional Engineer; a retired member of the American Arbitration Association; a member of the Lettermen's Club; and the Emeritus Club at West Virginia University.
         He is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Mary Elizabeth Mason Simpson and one daughter, Kathryn S. McKenzie.
         He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Gold of Hilton Head, S.C. and Ann Mason Chabot of Badson Park, Fla; two sons, J. Lowry Simpson of Charleston and Thomas Mason Simpson of Tucson, Az; one sister, Ruth Schwartzwalder of Syracuse, N.Y; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild.
         Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to Memorial Mass.
         In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to: Hubbard Hospice House, Building Fund, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311.
         Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
  • Last Edited: 25 Oct 2014