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Jane Simpson

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Jane Simpson

Birth
Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland
Death
1 Feb 1962 (aged 87)
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 32, Blk B
Memorial ID
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This was the newspaper notice at the time of her death: "Services for Jane Simpson, 2901 2nd Ave., who died Thursday night at her home, will be at 3 P.M. Saturday at the Dunn Funeral Home 3. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.

A native of Scotland, Miss Simpson came to Des Moines in 1903*. She was a nurse for many years at both the State Sanitorium in Oakdale and former Sunny Crest Hospital in Dubuque, retiring 20 years ago.

She was a member of Epworth Methodist Church and Adelphic Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving are 3 sisters, Mrs. Ann Miles and Mrs. Elizabeth White of Des Moines and Mrs. Martha Jackson of Los Angeles."

* Other records (1900 census and family Bible) indicate that Jane's imigration year was 1880, coming to the U.S. with her parents when she was 5.
This was the newspaper notice at the time of her death: "Services for Jane Simpson, 2901 2nd Ave., who died Thursday night at her home, will be at 3 P.M. Saturday at the Dunn Funeral Home 3. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.

A native of Scotland, Miss Simpson came to Des Moines in 1903*. She was a nurse for many years at both the State Sanitorium in Oakdale and former Sunny Crest Hospital in Dubuque, retiring 20 years ago.

She was a member of Epworth Methodist Church and Adelphic Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving are 3 sisters, Mrs. Ann Miles and Mrs. Elizabeth White of Des Moines and Mrs. Martha Jackson of Los Angeles."

* Other records (1900 census and family Bible) indicate that Jane's imigration year was 1880, coming to the U.S. with her parents when she was 5.


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