Rev. Charlie E. Simpson, 90, of Fitzgerald, died Wednesday, August 12, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, August 15 at the Fitzgerald Church Of God with Rev. Leroy Spivey and Rev. Dewain Joiner officiating. Chris Young and George Ray will give the eulogies. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Bro. Charlie was born January 8, 1919 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Elias and Fannie Stanford Simpson. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received at Leyte Island in the Pacific theatre. He was a former resident of Berrien County before moving to Fitzgerald in 1964, where he was associated with Electric Motor Works for many years. Bro. Charlie and his wife became involved in full-time ministry in 1957. He has served as both pastor and evangelist and retired from pastoral work in the early 1970's. Bro. Charlie has pastored five churches, Millen Church of God, Ashburn Church of God, Ocilla Church of God, Douglas Chapel Church of God in Douglas County and Eastman Church of God. He served as interim pastor at the Fitzgerald Church of God in the early 1990's. He and his wife are active members of the Fitzgerald Church of God, where he continued to preach, lead the Pastor's Prayer Partners, had served as a member of the church council and taught Sunday school. Bro. Charlie and his wife were recently honored at the South Georgia Church of God Camp Meeting as the Senior Adult Ministerial Couple of the Year. He gave the invocation at Governor Sonny Perdue's inauguration and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and fishing when he had the opportunity.
He is survived by his wife: Marie Luke Simpson of Fitzgerald; children and their spouses: Janet & Larry Young, Patsy & George Ray and Mike & Lynn B. Simpson of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Chris Young, Amanda & Bill Barrs, Michelle & Brent Griffin, Christy Ray, Adam Wadsworth, George Ray and Tyler Wadsworth; great grandchildren: Abby Barrs, Shelby Griffin, Raegan Griffin and Brentley Griffin; sisters: Irene Selph and Melba Harnage, both of Nashville; brothers: Cecil Griner of Nashville and Harold Griner of Tifton as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, August 15 at the Fitzgerald Church Of God with Rev. Leroy Spivey and Rev. Dewain Joiner officiating. Chris Young and George Ray will give the eulogies. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Bro. Charlie was born January 8, 1919 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Elias and Fannie Stanford Simpson. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received at Leyte Island in the Pacific theatre. He was a former resident of Berrien County before moving to Fitzgerald in 1964, where he was associated with Electric Motor Works for many years. Bro. Charlie and his wife became involved in full-time ministry in 1957. He has served as both pastor and evangelist and retired from pastoral work in the early 1970's. Bro. Charlie has pastored five churches, Millen Church of God, Ashburn Church of God, Ocilla Church of God, Douglas Chapel Church of God in Douglas County and Eastman Church of God. He served as interim pastor at the Fitzgerald Church of God in the early 1990's. He and his wife are active members of the Fitzgerald Church of God, where he continued to preach, lead the Pastor's Prayer Partners, had served as a member of the church council and taught Sunday school. Bro. Charlie and his wife were recently honored at the South Georgia Church of God Camp Meeting as the Senior Adult Ministerial Couple of the Year. He gave the invocation at Governor Sonny Perdue's inauguration and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and fishing when he had the opportunity.
He is survived by his wife: Marie Luke Simpson of Fitzgerald; children and their spouses: Janet & Larry Young, Patsy & George Ray and Mike & Lynn B. Simpson of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Chris Young, Amanda & Bill Barrs, Michelle & Brent Griffin, Christy Ray, Adam Wadsworth, George Ray and Tyler Wadsworth; great grandchildren: Abby Barrs, Shelby Griffin, Raegan Griffin and Brentley Griffin; sisters: Irene Selph and Melba Harnage, both of Nashville; brothers: Cecil Griner of Nashville and Harold Griner of Tifton as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Rev. Charlie E. Simpson, 90, of Fitzgerald, died Wednesday, August 12, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, August 15 at the Fitzgerald Church Of God with Rev. Leroy Spivey and Rev. Dewain Joiner officiating. Chris Young and George Ray will give the eulogies. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Bro. Charlie was born January 8, 1919 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Elias and Fannie Stanford Simpson. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received at Leyte Island in the Pacific theatre. He was a former resident of Berrien County before moving to Fitzgerald in 1964, where he was associated with Electric Motor Works for many years. Bro. Charlie and his wife became involved in full-time ministry in 1957. He has served as both pastor and evangelist and retired from pastoral work in the early 1970's. Bro. Charlie has pastored five churches, Millen Church of God, Ashburn Church of God, Ocilla Church of God, Douglas Chapel Church of God in Douglas County and Eastman Church of God. He served as interim pastor at the Fitzgerald Church of God in the early 1990's. He and his wife are active members of the Fitzgerald Church of God, where he continued to preach, lead the Pastor's Prayer Partners, had served as a member of the church council and taught Sunday school. Bro. Charlie and his wife were recently honored at the South Georgia Church of God Camp Meeting as the Senior Adult Ministerial Couple of the Year. He gave the invocation at Governor Sonny Perdue's inauguration and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and fishing when he had the opportunity.
He is survived by his wife: Marie Luke Simpson of Fitzgerald; children and their spouses: Janet & Larry Young, Patsy & George Ray and Mike & Lynn B. Simpson of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Chris Young, Amanda & Bill Barrs, Michelle & Brent Griffin, Christy Ray, Adam Wadsworth, George Ray and Tyler Wadsworth; great grandchildren: Abby Barrs, Shelby Griffin, Raegan Griffin and Brentley Griffin; sisters: Irene Selph and Melba Harnage, both of Nashville; brothers: Cecil Griner of Nashville and Harold Griner of Tifton as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, August 15 at the Fitzgerald Church Of God with Rev. Leroy Spivey and Rev. Dewain Joiner officiating. Chris Young and George Ray will give the eulogies. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Bro. Charlie was born January 8, 1919 in Mitchell County, Georgia to the late Elias and Fannie Stanford Simpson. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received at Leyte Island in the Pacific theatre. He was a former resident of Berrien County before moving to Fitzgerald in 1964, where he was associated with Electric Motor Works for many years. Bro. Charlie and his wife became involved in full-time ministry in 1957. He has served as both pastor and evangelist and retired from pastoral work in the early 1970's. Bro. Charlie has pastored five churches, Millen Church of God, Ashburn Church of God, Ocilla Church of God, Douglas Chapel Church of God in Douglas County and Eastman Church of God. He served as interim pastor at the Fitzgerald Church of God in the early 1990's. He and his wife are active members of the Fitzgerald Church of God, where he continued to preach, lead the Pastor's Prayer Partners, had served as a member of the church council and taught Sunday school. Bro. Charlie and his wife were recently honored at the South Georgia Church of God Camp Meeting as the Senior Adult Ministerial Couple of the Year. He gave the invocation at Governor Sonny Perdue's inauguration and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and fishing when he had the opportunity.
He is survived by his wife: Marie Luke Simpson of Fitzgerald; children and their spouses: Janet & Larry Young, Patsy & George Ray and Mike & Lynn B. Simpson of Fitzgerald; grandchildren: Chris Young, Amanda & Bill Barrs, Michelle & Brent Griffin, Christy Ray, Adam Wadsworth, George Ray and Tyler Wadsworth; great grandchildren: Abby Barrs, Shelby Griffin, Raegan Griffin and Brentley Griffin; sisters: Irene Selph and Melba Harnage, both of Nashville; brothers: Cecil Griner of Nashville and Harold Griner of Tifton as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
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