In Memory Of
Lida Hope Simpson
1929
2018
Lida Hope Simpson
December 31, 1929 — August 7, 2018
Lida Hope Chandler Simpson, born December 31, 1929, joined many loved ones in heaven on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018. Hope was born to Paul and Anna Taylor Chandler in Hamilton, Ohio and grew up in Laurel County, Kentucky, as one of thirteen children. She wed Harold "Red" Simpson on July 29, 1950 while in nursing school.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Sherman and son, Paul Edwin Simpson, her parents, her loving sister & brother in law, Grace & David Simpson, as well as brothers G.W., Steve and James, and sisters Pauline, Sylvia and Clara Joe. She has two surviving children: Harold Simpson Jr., Boston, MA and Anna Frances Smith, Las Vegas, NV, and two loving nieces who were her caretakers in her final months, Rebecca Simpson and Karen Whalen. Her grandchildren are Scott, Reid, Catie, and Maggie. Her surviving siblings are Anna Martha Payne, Bob Chandler, Bill Chandler, Jeanette Johnson, Penny Evans, Donna McIntyre and sister-in-law Yonoko Chandler, with many beloved nieces and nephews.
An LPN & RN throughout her adult life, she continued her caring ways, long after retiring from nursing.She was an avid 'garage sale' picker, who, over the course of her life, found, collected, and sold many pieces of treasured antiques.
Always considered the family historian. Lida Hope's tales of pre-revolutionary ancestors and a childhood forged in the great depression were stories from an America very different from today. Amongst the last of America's 'Greatest Generation', she understood the value of hard work, commitment to family, community, and friends. She was an incredible story teller and loved to share her knowledge and tales to anyone who would listen, and she will live on in the stories she told and the lives that she touched. She was a special person, and will be missed by all of those who knew her.
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She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Sherman and son, Paul Edwin Simpson, her parents, her loving sister & brother in law, Grace & David Simpson, as well as brothers G.W., Steve and James, and sisters Pauline, Sylvia and Clara Joe. She has two surviving children: Harold Simpson Jr., Boston, MA and Anna Frances Smith, Las Vegas, NV, and two loving nieces who were her caretakers in her final months, Rebecca Simpson and Karen Whalen. Her grandchildren are Scott, Reid, Catie, and Maggie. Her surviving siblings are Anna Martha Payne, Bob Chandler, Bill Chandler, Jeanette Johnson, Penny Evans, Donna McIntyre and sister-in-law Yonoko Chandler, with many beloved nieces and nephews.
An LPN & RN throughout her adult life, she continued her caring ways, long after retiring from nursing.She was an avid 'garage sale' picker, who, over the course of her life, found, collected, and sold many pieces of treasured antiques.
Always considered the family historian. Lida Hope's tales of pre-revolutionary ancestors and a childhood forged in the great depression were stories from an America very different from today. Amongst the last of America's 'Greatest Generation', she understood the value of hard work, commitment to family, community, and friends. She was an incredible story teller and loved to share her knowledge and tales to anyone who would listen, and she will live on in the stories she told and the lives that she touched. She was a special person, and will be missed by all of those who knew her.
To leave a special message for the family, please select the "Share Memories" tab above.
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