- Date Of Birth: May 26, 1934
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2012
- State: Michigan
Barbara J. Simpson, age 78 years of Wood’s Edge Drive in Niles, Michigan died at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home following a long battle with cancer. Barbara’s family is grateful to the staff of Hospice at Home for their faithful and compassionate care.
She was born on May 26, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois to Ralph and Dorothy (Meyers) Phillips. She was graduated from Hammond (Indiana) High School, and as a young woman, was employed at Da-Lite Screen Company. She has lived in Niles since 2001.
Barbara was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Niles. She was also a past president of the Christian Women’s Club in Plymouth, Indiana, and a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. She enjoyed quilting, canning, and traveling throughout the United States. Her greatest joy was caring for her family as a mother and grandmother.
On June 10, 1967, as Barbara (Phillips) Vaughn, she married Lawrence E. Simpson, with whom she celebrated the forty-fifth anniversary of their wedding.
Surviving family includes her husband, Larry Simpson; and children, Debbie (& Tom) Plummer of Windsor, Colorado, Mark (& Sherri) Vaughn of Elkhart, Indiana, and Lisa (& William) Bidlack of Granger, Indiana; grandchildren Nicki, Drew, Kyle, Amanda, and Allison; four great-grandchildren; and Barbara’s brother, Gene (& Elaine) Phillips of Illinois.
