Carl Simpkins Sr.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

EAST PRAIRIE -- A celebration of the life of Carl Simpkins Sr., 83, will be conducted at 3 p.m. July 12, 2006 at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie with the Revs. Ted Wimberley and George White, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Steve Douglas will provide music. Following the service, Mr. Simpkins will be taken to the East Prairie Cemetery on a flat-bed trailer pulled by his favorite brand of tractor, a John Deere, driven by his grandson, Tra Simpkins. Interment will be conducted with military honors.

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