Elizabeth Virginia Simpson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Elizabeth Virginia Simpson of Lexington, Kentucky, born in Paintsville, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 96, on February 7, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Elizabeth Virginia Simpson or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Harrison Henry and Katheryn Salyer Wheeler; her husband Dr. John "Jack" Fillmore Simpson Sr.; her son Clinton Fitzgerald; her brother Charles Wesley Wheeler; and her half-sisters, Olive Ruth Wheeler Fearing and Mary Frances Wheeler Elmore.

She is survived by: her sons, Dr. John "Fil" Fillmore Simpson Jr. (Janet) and Harrison "Matt" Matthew Simpson (Denise); her grandchildren, Dr. Joy Simpson Mason (Matt), John "Trae" Fillmore Simpson III (Katie), Patrick Teszler and Jane Ashley Teszler; her great grandchildren, Harrison Cade Simpson, Tenlee Lane Simpson, Clark Fillmore Simpson, Ava Elizabeth Mason and Matthew "Fields" Mason; and her brothers, William "Bill" Harrison Wheeler and David D. Wheeler (Dottie). She is also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.