Lucy Hazel Perkinson Simpson, born January 1, 1923, in Vance County, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Missouri City, Texas, on Wednesday morning, March 27, 2019. She is survived by her daughter, Joy Diane Simpson Tesh, her son-in-law, Don Tesh, three grandchildren, Lesley Tesh Pedersen, Scott Tesh, Susanna Tesh Johnston, and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Harold Floyd Simpson; by her parents, Blair and Lyla Perkinson of Vance County, North Carolina, and by all of her brothers and sisters, Allie Perkinson, Virginia Perkinson Asbury, Tom Perkinson, Henry Perkinson, Peggy Perkinson Ayscue, and A. J. Perkinson. She was lovingly laid to rest with her husband, a veteran of World War II, at Houston National Cemetery on April 3, 2019.