Paul William Simpson passed away Sept. 22, 2025. Paul was born on Dec. 26, 1954, in Shawnee, to Bill and Dorothy Simpson.
Paul graduated from Shawnee High School in 1973. On January 14, 1978, Paul married Ruth Ann Fowler at the First Christian Church in Meeker. He served as a fireman for the Shawnee Fire Department for 12 years and later as Region 5 Rural Fire Coordinator, where he played an instrumental role in securing grants and funding for rural volunteer fire departments.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents and his father and mother-in-law, Winfred and Margie Fowler.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ruth; children: Matthew Simpson and wife Lindsay, Marcie Simpson and Mark Simpson and wife Kelli; grandchildren: Charles Burland, Lola Burland, Alexander Simpson, Brady Wahpepah, Hazel Wahpepah, Cole Simpson, and Haley Simpson; sisters: Jean Phillips and husband Bud, Mary Gilmore, and Luann White, brother Greg Simpson, brother-in-law, Virgil Fowler and wife Rebecca, sister-in-law, Karen Manning and husband Gary as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Services were held Sept. 26, 2025 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Shawnee, OK. Following the ceremony, Paul was laid to rest at New Hope Cemetery in Meeker.
