[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E64]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF CHARLES EDWIN SIMPSON

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 27, 2023

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
of Lt. Colonel Charles ``Chuck'' Edwin Simpson. Lt. Colonel Charles 
``Chuck'' Edwin Simpson, U.S. Army, Retired, 93, of Harlem, Georgia, 
born September 29, 1929, in Fayetteville, AL, passed away peacefully 
Saturday, November 12, 2022.
  Charles joined the army at 17 years of age and retired after 28 years 
of service. Within his time in the army, he ministered to many while 
traveling the world and obtaining a Master's degree of Electromagnetic 
Compatibility Analysis. He then settled in Harlem, Georgia, with his 
family, establishing Crosslands Nursery and developing a line of 
manufactured homes (Hutchinson and Herrli Homes). He later became 
deeply engaged with the Commission Project in the Ukraine and former 
Soviet Union.
  He was an active member of Thomson Presbyterian Church and served on 
the Session of the Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of America. He 
touched the lives of many as a disciple, grandfather, and friend. He 
was a cheerful leader, an attentive listener, and loving ``Papaw'' to 
subsequent generations. He was cherished and loved, and will be greatly 
missed. His hobbies were farming. politics, and construction, but his 
greatest joy was family and leading others to his Lord and Savior, 
Jesus Christ.
  He is preceded in death by his parents, William Hood Simpson and 
Ellen Faulkner Simpson, his 9 brothers and sisters, and his wife, 
Margaret Acker Simpson (married February 14, 1954).
  He is survived by his 4 children, Darlene ``Faith'' Bandre, Deborah 
``Debi'' Mangham, Thomas ``Tom'' Simpson, and Donald ``Tim'' Simpson 
(Johnna); his sisters, Eleanor Griffin Ellis, Helen Reed; his brother 
Claude Simpson; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren.

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