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Ruth (Warrior) Simpson
Feb 24,1936 - Oct 1, 2008
Submitted by: Becky Rodgers
Ruth Warrior Simpson, resident of Ponca City, passed away Wednesday,
October 1, 2008 in Wichita, Kansas. She was 72.
Ruth was born February 24, 1936 on the Ponca Indian Reservation, the
daughter of Amos Mitchell Warrior and Irene (LeClair) Warrior. She was a
1955 graduate of Ponca City High School and was the first person in Ponca
City High School to dictate 140 words a minute in shorthand. She was married
to William Gerald Simpson Sr. in 1958 at Fort Worth, Texas. She had been
employed with the Goldstein Brothers of Fort Worth, Texas before beginning
employment with the State of Texas. She was rated as the top executive
secretary in 5 state districts while serving with the Texas State
Government. She retired from her government position in 1962 at which time
she returned to Ponca City.
She was a member of the Ponca Indian Baptist Church and the Gives Water
Service Club. Her enjoyments included playing bingo, watching football,
especially Oklahoma University and the Dallas Cowboys, and she received
special enjoyment in the company of her grandchildren.
She is survived by her six children, Steve Simpson, Shawnee, Oklahoma,
Scotty Simpson, Ponca City, Clyde Simpson, Shawnee, Irene Lawson, Shidler,
Oklahoma, Naomi Mills, Shidler, and Mary James of Moore, Oklahoma; two
sisters, Naomi Louise Shelly, Okeechobee, Florida and Mary Frances Atkins,
Ponca City; 26 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, William
Gerald Simpson Jr.; two infant children; one brother, Scotty Warrior and one
sister, Hilda Davis.
Prayer services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday evenings, October
2nd and 3rd at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church. A traditional noon meal will
be served on Saturday, October 4, 2008 also at the Ponca Indian Baptist
Church with the funeral service to follow at 2 p.m.. The Rev. Louis Headman
will preside over the service assisted by Rev. Paul Graham. Burial will in
the Ponca Tribal Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel.
Casket bearers will be Jerry Morrison, Amos Simpson, Cory Simpson, Steven
Simpson, Harvey Atkins and John Simpson.
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