Elfriede Elisabeth Simpson Obituary (1930

Elfriede "Frieda" Simpson, 84, of Russellville, died July 27, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born April 12, 1930 in Vienna, Austria to Elisabeth Tatzler. After moving to the United States in 1950, Frieda was very determined to become a US Citizen, which took five years to accomplish. She was Roman Catholic by faith. Frieda was preceded in death by her mother; and one son, Billy Wade Simpson of Florida. When Frieda was young, her mother wanted her to be a contender for the Olympics. She trained two to four hours a day with coaches in Ice Skating. In addition she studied ballet, gymnastics and step dance "Waltz". Her passion was snow skiing, which she taught herself in the Alps of Austria. After moving to the US she enjoyed playing golf, tennis, horseback riding, bowling and playing chess. As she had aspirations of becoming a writer, she kept a daily journal of her life and studied English as a second language. In 1961, Frieda and her husband moved from California to North East Arkansas to raise their family on a farm. She worked many long hours raising her children and supporting the family farm. In the 80's she moved to Russellville working for Con-Agra until her retirement. She has since enjoyed gardening and her home while entertaining friends and sharing stories over sweets, coffee, and wine. She is survived by three children, Cynthia E. Simpson of California, Susie Reddell of Bentonville, AR., Howard A. Weaver of Olympia, Washington; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Humphrey Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905. Internet obituary and on-line guest book can be found at www.humphreyfuneral.com. After the Memorial Service, there will be a reception hosted by Cynthia at, "A Change of Heart Ministries", 2415 West Parkway, Russellville, Arkansas 72801, 479-967-3435. Please Come! I Will Live Forever The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of a mattress located in a hospital; busily occupied with the living and the dying. At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes, my life has stopped. When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of a machine, and don't call this my deathbed, let it be called the bed of life, and let my body be taken from it to help others lead fuller lives. Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby's face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain. Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play. Give my kidneys to the one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week. Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. Explore every corner of my brain. Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window. Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weakness and all prejudice against my fellow man. Give my sins to the devil. Give my soul to God. If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever. I Will Live Forever - Robert Test - A Semi Religious Funeral Reading PDF Printable Version