Lawrence Sherman Simpson Larry was born Aug. 30, 1938, in Nutrioso. He passed away in his home at the age of 81, surrounded by his loving wife and only daughter, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Due to the current pandemic, services will be postponed. There will be a celebration of life in Holbrook on Larry’s birthday, Aug. 30, at a location to be determined. He will be interred at the cemetery in Nutrioso. Larry grew up in the mountains around Nutrioso where he learned to love the outdoors. He grew up “rough and tough, hard to bluff and used to hardships.” In 1957, he joined the U.S. Navy and spent five years in service to his country. He married his sweetheart on July 2, 1976, and they blended their families and spent many happy years full of love and lots of laughter. Larry retired from the Snowflake Papermill in 2004 after 37 years of dedicated hard work. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing and wood working in his shop. Larry will be remembered by all for his sense of humor, contagious laugh and love of apple pie. Larry is survived by his sweetheart of 44 years, Joy Baldwin Simpson; daughter, Laura Nielson; sons, Van Young and Eric Simpson; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Phyllis Fischer; brother, Mike Simpson; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Buck and Delora Simpson; son, Mike Simpson; sister, Barbara Hilty; and brothers, George and Billy Simpson. Greer’s Mortuary handled the arrangements.
