Dallas, Texas, Texas
Leellyn (Watson) Simpson
1936 — 2024
Leellyn Watson Simpson went to be with Jesus on March 5, 2024, a couple of weeks shy of her 88th birthday. A Celebration of Life service will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 11, 2024 at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church ("CABC") in Waco, Texas. Visitation with the family will begin an hour prior at 10:00 a.m. at CABC. Leellyn was born to Dale and Lee Ellen Watson on March 29, 1936, in Raymondville, Texas. She grew up in Lasara, Texas where her family ran the town's general store and gas station, the hub of the small farming community in South Texas. She graduated from Raymondville High School in 1954 alongside her beloved twin sister, Llewellyn. She attended TWU and later graduated from...