L.B. Simpson
September 18, 1941 ~ July 5, 2017
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Asheville, NC
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Linville Barton "L.B." Simpson, 75, of Asheville, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Charles George VA Medical Center.
A native of Kingsport, TN, he was a son of the late Sidney Robert Simpson and Edna Page Marsh.
L.B. was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Korea. He was a owner/operator for Mason-Dixon Lines, and was proud to be a "Mountain Driver". He was also a 32° Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Portia McCollum Simpson; daughters, Melissa Lynn Simpson-Cox and Deirdre Ann Simpson-Duck and husband Micah; grandchildren, Matthew Dylan Constance, Tristan Dalton Cox, and McKayla LeAnn Cox; sister Wanda Spangler; and brother Kenneth Simpson and wife Vanda.
L.B. Simpson didn't know a stranger. His love was stubborn, loyal, and strong. We are honored and blessed that he belonged to us and that we belonged to him. He was Dad, Uncle Bart, and Papaw to many. He will forever be in our hearts.
L.B was active for many years with TKD, assisting in district competitions and tournaments, and had received several awards because of his participation in the program.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday in the Western Carolina State Veteran's Cemetery Chapel.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Monday at Groce Funeral Home, Patton Ave., prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VA Hospice, 1100 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC 28805.
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On behalf of the members and friends of Lakeview Church of the Nazarene in Waynesville, I wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of L.B. Simpson. We are lifting you up to the Lord in prayer. May His presence bring you comfort and grace at this time and in the days to come.
Dear Portia and family, Sherry and I were sorry to hear of L.B.’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
You are in our hearts and prayers. LB will be missed. We are praying for you all. May the Lord be ever by your sides and in your hearts. We love you all.
I have so many great memories of spending the night with Aunt Portia and Uncle Bart! And lets not forget She Sha! He will defiantly be missed by many! I love all you guys and my heart and prayers are sent your way!
Portia, Melissa, Deirdre and families, I am so sorry to hear of L.B.’s passing. He was so difficult but so easy at the same time. He was always so good to me and I appreciated that as a difficult youth. He was proud to be the husband, father to you guys and the papaw to the kids. I am praying for you and so is my church. I know he will missed but you can be certain you will see him again!! God bless you all with the peace that passes understanding.
Portia, I am so saddened by your loss and for the family too. It was so good to see LB at the picnic. Our time upon earth has reached our turn now. Going away is so hard. You are special to me anyhow and I will help you carry this in my prayers and concerns for the rest of our journey back to our Lord. Life is fast and we just graduated. Love to all the family, Bob Massie
Deepest sympathy for you and your family. You have a wide range of support in friends, family and co workers. Let us know if you need anything. Thinking of you.
Forever in our hearts….. Prayers
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. It was always a joy to see L.B.’s friendly face at TKD. He will be dearly missed. We will pray for your family as you mourn his loss. But we hope you also take comfort in knowing that he’ll be making many new friends in heaven. He’ll probably end up on the welcoming committee!
Portia, Melissa, Deirdre and the family. I am sorry for loss and will be praying for God’s comfort and strength. You will be joined again in Heaven.
With deepest sympathy please let us know if we can help you in any way.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the loss of your husband/father. I know how close you daughters were to your father, and Portia you were to your husband.
Melissa, Tristan,McKayla, and family, our hearts are breaking for you all. We love and are praying for you and the family. He was a sweetheart and we feel it was a privilege to meet he and your mom. Our love goes out to you and if we can do ANYTHING to help with whatever you need, we would be honored to do, let us know. Much love too you all.
L.B. was a man of integrity and his heart was full of love for his family.
It was my honor to know him and will remember him for his opened home to our family.
May the Lord give your family comfort and love during these days of void. Your dad was the world of all your days. Loving him creates cherished memories forever. Let God be beside you each day.
L.B. was my brother-in-law and my friend….you always knew where you stood with this guy because what you saw was the real person. He will be sorely missed by his friends and by his loving family. We can be comforted by the certainty of his eternal peace and rest in our Father’s arms and with our eventual blessed reunion with him.
L.B. was such a wonderful man and we were all so very proud to have had him as a friend. May all of his family be consoled by the wonderful memories that they have of him. We know that L.B. is so eternally happy because he has now seen the face of God. How wonderful that must be! We shall remember his smiling face forever and all the love that he had for his family and friends!!
We were blessed to know J B. I remember feeling his caring spirit. I will be out of town, but will think of you and pray for your adjustment to this loss for your family.
L.B. was always smiling and always talking about trucking and best of all a BIG TENNESSEE VOLS Fan. He will be missed by many . I’ll never forget his smiling face. A real FRIEND was L.B. Simpson.
You are in our thoughts and prayers Teresa Stuart Messer. Barbara Stuart
May God comfort you at this time. You all are in our thoughts and prayers. LB always made me laugh. Please let us know if you need anything.
Portia and Family I am so shocked by tyou he loss of your beloved husband and Father……We just had our class Reunion that Saturday….and then happened Monday ……my Love and prayers are with all of you at this time of sorrow…..God just needed another angel, so he picked the best …..Prayers for
Portia and Family I am so shocked and heart broken by the loss of your beloved husband and Father……We just had our class Reunion that Saturday….and then this happened Monday ……my Love and prayers are with all of you at this time of sorrow…..God just needed another angel, so he picked the best …..Prayers for all of you
Loved your Dad…. he always made me smile when he came into the shop. ..he will be missed.. Keeping you all in my prayers.
Portia and family
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. He was such a favorite of my family. I remember the good times. I know how hard this is and want you to know I am here if you need anything.
With love
June
What a wonderful man. We will miss him. He had such a big kind heart. We will keep his family in prayers.
Portia, I will try to talk with you soon but wanted you to know how sorry we are for your loss. Watching the video brought back so many memories of L.B. I will always remember him as strong but gentle and caring with such a soft heart. I can tell from the pictures that he was a wonderful dad and grandfather, loved by his family. I am sure he will be greatly missed by many. You will be in our prayers during this difficult time.
Papaw was always loving and kind to me. He was an intricate part of my childhood and I wouldn’t have become the man I am today without many of his lessons. He made me laugh and held me if I was hurt until it was time to brush it off and pick myself up. I love you Papaw and know your in a better place with no suffering. My dear family, I love you all and will continue to keep you in my prayers and heart. Portia, your love for LB lasted through all these years and is an example of what true love can endure, Mellissa and DD you all are so strong and Papaw would be so proud of your strength. I love you all, lean ion one another, and hold onto the wonderful memories we all had with Papaw, Dad, Husband, soldier, friend, and wonderful man LB Simpson.
Portia, Deidre, Melissa, and family. We were so sad to hear of LB’s passing. He was such a wonderful man who loved his family. He has left such a legacy of love. We know the angels are rejoicing at his arrival to be with the Lord. We are praying for Gods comfort during this time. If we can do anything please let us know. We love you all.
Portia, Deirdre, Melissa, and all who know and love L.B. — May this wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to so many be held in your hearts and minds forever, know that he is living now in the heart of the Lord.
We are sorry for you, for us, and for all that loved and cared for L.B. and miss him, but so joyous for him to be now with the Lord. He was such a caring and gentle man, and always ready with a smile and a fun-loving attitude, and at the same time strong and loving.
Dear ones, our prayers, thoughts and love are with you, and we are here if there is anything that we can do for you in anyway.
God bless all of you.
Love you.
So sorry to just hear of your husband’s passing. May you and your family be strong for each other and know that he is resting in peace now. Love, Katherine
Portia, Deirdre and Melissa,
We were so sorry to hear about your loss and know that your hearts must be hurting. Our prayers and best wishes will be with you today and in the days to come as you deal with this huge loss in your lives.
Portia, I am a classmate, only my senior year, at Enka. Sorry for your loss. Joan Dettweiler Davis
Portia and family, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your husband. Find strength in the memories and hold them close to your heart. Time will make things easier, but the emptiness will always be there. May God be with you and your family during this time.
Portia,Melissa, Deidre! You lost not only your husband, father but also your best friend. I knew L.B. As well as one can know another person. Honestly, His love for each of you is what most men only can dream a bout. But, above everything, we all still have the wonderful memories that was shared with L.B. So genuinely sorry.
Uncle Bart liked to talk tough but he was really a big ol’ teddy bear who never met a stranger and never passed up an opportunity to make someone smile. He loved so many of us kids, grand-kids, nieces, nephews, grandsons and granddaughters, each of us knowing that we were the ‘most special’ to him. This is because he is truly the ‘special one’. We miss you Uncle Bart but we know it won’t be long and we will see you again!
Portia and family,
We are so sorry for your loss, but the good memories and love we can keep forever. You are in our thoughts and prayers as you go thru this most difficult time.
We are sorry for your loss of a wonderful man. LB was very special to our family. He will certainly be missed! Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you!
Portia, I am a classmate at Enka. Sorry for your loss. Sorry for you loss, I am sure he will be missed.
Portia, please accept my condolences. Losing our loved ones is one of the hardest things in the world. Time never takes away the loss, but it does help with the really raw grief.
He sounds like a wonderful man. God bless you and your family.
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
LB will be missed by so many people. He made a huge impact on his friends. We all loved him. Portia, DD ,and Melissa we are here if there is anything we can do for you. Love you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Dear Portia and all of the family,
Your loss is so great but your burden is shared by all of us in your lives who loved L.B. also. We remember his laugh, his smile, and all of his funny stories. His well timed remarks, his sense of irony, his love for every one of you. Thanks so much for having the video made. It sure brought us back in time.
Our love to all of you.
Portia,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Portia, So sorry to hear about the loss of your husband. Rex and I send our prayers and love to you and your family.
Deirdre and Family…My deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family in the loss of your dad. Although I only new him for a short time I always enjoyed his company!