William "Bill" Simpson, 70, of
La Salle died June 30, 2013 in OSF
Healthcare, Peoria.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home,
Mendota, with the Rev. Sandy Smith officiating. Burial will be at
Troy Grove Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Friday in the
funeral home.
Mr. Simpson was born Dec. 28,
1942, in Mendota to Forrest R. and
Vera (Carr) Simpson. He married
Linda Crane on Dec. 30, 1962, in
Troy Grove.
He graduated from Mendota High
School in 1961 and was engaged in
farming in Dimmick Township.
He is survived by his wife, Linda
of La Salle; one son, Rick (Jeanette)
Simpson of La Salle; one daughter,
Paula Roberts of La Salle; three
grandchildren, Lisa and Scott Simpson
and Tyler Roberts; and two sisters,
Elsie (Russell) Fritz of Mendota and
Mildred "Mick" (Carl) Reistad of
Earlville.
He was preceded in death by his
parents.
Memorials may be directed to
Kidney Foundation or the donor's
choice.