Obituary in The Downs News, Thursday, July 23, 1964.
Rites will be Friday for Ernest Simpson
Funeral services will be at 1 am Friday for Ernest Simpson, longtime Downs businessman, who died at his home here Wednesday, July 22. Services will be at Domoney Funeral Home, with burial at Downs Cemetery. His wife, Mrs. Ethel Simpson, preceded him in death by just 12 days. She passed away July 10, 1964. Mr. Simpson for many years was manager of Central Lumber Co. in Downs.