Bobby J. Simpson

Salina, Utah - Bobby J. Simpson, age 74, of Salina, died September 29, 2009 in Gunnison, Utah. He was born March 28, 1935 in Axtell, Utah, a son of Mike and Mabel Leona Watts Simpson. He graduated from Gunnison Valley High School, Class of 1953. Bobby served his country six years in the US Army. He married Kenna Deanna Keisel, September 8, 1962 in Ely, Nevada. Bobby loved to spend time with his grandkids. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing pool and bricklaying. He loved his animals. He was a member of the LDS Church. Bobby is survived by his loving wife, Kenna, of Salina; his children: Travis Simpson, Raymond and Julie Simpson, and Robert Simpson, all of Richfield; Troy and Connie Simpson, Wynette and Greg Langford, all of Salina; Debra and Curtis Peterson of Redmond; and Gordon Simpson of Utah; 11 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother and sister: Stanley and DeNeece Simpson, and Viola Larsen, all of Salina. He was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Junior Simpson; two grandsons: Michael Robert Simpson and Troy Don Simpson, Jr.; two sisters: Leora Peterson Sorensen and Arva Shaw. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. in the Springer Turner Funeral Home Chapel, 260 North 400 West in Richfield, where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 prior to the services. Burial with military honors accorded by the Salina American Legion Post #36 will be in the Salina Eastside Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.