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Audie Priestly Simpson

1938 - 2023

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Mr. Audie Priestly Simpson, 85, of Huntingdon, Tennessee passed away Sunday September 24, 2023 at his home.

Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Carroll Memorial Gardens. Brother James Keen will officiate.

The family will receive friends at Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m.

Mr. Simpson was born February 8, 1938 to the late Onnie Simpson and Olivia Simpson. He was preceded in death by a brother, Claude Simpson. He was a Plant Supervisor and Upholstery Designer at Gaines Manufacturing and a member of Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Simpson; one daughter, Greta (Darrell) Hensley of Oak Ridge, Tennessee; two sons, Allen Simpson and Todd (Michelle) Simpson, both of Huntingdon, Tennessee; six grandchildren, Morgan (Shaun) Williams, Tyler Simpson, Kaitlin (Logan) Schofield, Austin Sampson, Samuel Hensley and Katie Simpson and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Huntingdon Missionary Baptist Church for Jeff Smith Memorial Cancer Fund, PO Box 572, Huntingdon, TN 38344.

Dilday-Carter Funeral Home in charge of arrangements 731-986-8281.