ÿþ<table width="250" border="1" align="center" cellpadding ="0"cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td height="200"><p><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br><br> <span class="style37"><SPAN STYLE= "" >Bennie Ray Simpson</SPAN> <br> - </span></p><table width="240" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="style20"><div align="justify"><SPAN STYLE= "" >Bennie Ray Simpson was born May 29, 1954, to Ms. Betty Jo Simpson and Mr. Edward Lee Rogers in Idabel.<BR>After living many years in Ida-bel, Mr. Simpson moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and was raised by his devote uncle, Mr. Earl D. Ramsey.<BR>Mr. Simpson accepted Christ at an early age and went to church faithfully.<BR>Mr. Simpson attended Mary McLeod Bethune Junior High and John C. Fremont High School in Los Angeles, Calif.<BR>Mr. Simpson worked at Rosie Grier Youth Center as a supervi-sor for troubled teens.<BR>Mr. Simpson lived life, his oldies and favorite was &ldquo;Wild-flower&rdquo; by New Births.<BR>Mr. Simpson was called to his Heavenly Home on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008.<BR>Services will be Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Community Baptist Church, Tom, and burial will follow at the Della-Simpson Cemetery, Tom, under the direction of Blandon Westside Mortuary, Inc.<BR>The family of Mr. Simpson will receive friends and visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at the Blandon Westside Mortuary, Inc. Chapel<BR></SPAN> </div></td></tr></table></table>