Alfred Simpson, Jr.

ALFRED "BUBBA" SIMPSON JR. A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER. AND PILLAR OF THE ALTAMONTE SPRINGS COMMUNITY. WAS BORN ON JULY I6. 1941, IN SANFORD, FLORIDA. TO THE LATE ALFRED SIMPSONSK,AND EMAIA BOLDEN SIMPSON, AS THE ELDEST OF TWLEVE CHILDREN, BUBBA SHARED A UNIQUE AND LOVING BOND WITH EACH OF HISSIBLINGS, SETTING AN EXAMPLE OF KINDNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY FROM AN EARLY AGE. EDUCATED IN THE SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUBBA CONTINUED HIS STUDIES AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, WHERE HE DEVELOPED THE SKILLS AND WORK ETHIC THAT WOULD DEFINE HIS LIFE GUIDED BY HIS FAITH. HE PROFESSED HIS BELIEF IN JESUS CHRIST AT A YOUNG AGE AND BECAME A DEDICATED MEMBER OF ST. FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, REMAINING ACTIVE IN THE CONGREGATION FOR MANY YEARS. BUBBA WAS UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY TO IDA SIMPSON, HIS BELOVED WIFE OF 56 YEARS. TOGETHER, THEY BUILT A BLENDED FAMILY OF SEVEN CHILDREN, WHOM HE CHERISHED DEEPLY. RAISED BY HARDWORKING PARENTS, BUBBA LEARNED EARLY THAT DEDICATION AND EFFORT YIELD THE FRUITS OF ONE'S LABOR. HE DEVELOPED A PARTICULAR LOVE FOR THE FRUIT AND CITRUS INDUSTRY, AND WITH GUIDANCE FROM HIS UNCLE, IRVIN BOLDEN, BECAME A LICENSED FRUIT CONTRACTOR. THROUGH THIS WORK. HE PROVIDED VALUABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MANY IN THE ALTAMONTE SPRINGS COMMUNITY. A MAN OF MANY TALENTS, BUBBA WAS ALSO A GIFTED AUTO AND DIESEL MECHANIC. HE TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN HIS ABILITY TO REPAIR VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS, OFTEN OFFERING HIS SERVICES AT LITTLE OR NO COST. HIS TRACTORS, CARS, AND TRUCKS BROUCHT HIM JOY, AND HE NEVER HESITATED TO USE HIS SKILLS TO HELP OTHERS. THOUGH A MAN OF FEW WORDS, HIS GENEROUS SPIRIT AND ACTS OF SERVICE SPOKE VOLUMES. BUBBA'S PRESENCE AND KINDNESS MADE HIM BELOVED BY MANY. HE TOOK IMMENSE PRIDE IN HIS WORK. HIS YARD, AND HIS HOME IN ALTAMONTE SPRINGS-A COMMUNITY HE LOVED DEEPLY, BUBBA KNEW EVERYONE, AND EVERYONE KNEW "BUBBA SIMPSON. IN HIS LATER YEARS, HE COULD OFTEN BE FOUND SITTING WITH HIS CLOSE FRIENDS-AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS "THE ASSOCIATION"-IN FRONT OF HIS GARAGE. SHARING CONVERSATION AND CAMARADERIE HIS GREATEST JOY, HOWEVER, WAS SPENDING TIME ON THE FRONT PORCH WITH HIS WIFE. "MS. IDA.," AS HE REFERRED TO HER, SIMPLY WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY. BUBBA WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, AND PROVIDER WHO INSTILLED STRONG VALUES IN HIS CHILDREN. HOLIDAYS BECAME TREASURED TRADITIONS, WHERE HE COULD BE FOUND NAPPING AFTER A HEARIY MEAL OR SNEAKING SNICKERS FROM THE CANDY DISH. EACH YEAR, HE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED THE SIMPSON, HAWKINS, MCLESTER, MOORE, AND JONES FAMILY REUNION-A CELEBRATION OI FAMILY HE TREASURED ABOVE ALL ELSE. ALFRED'S LIFE WAS AS VIBRANT AND FULL AS THE GREEN GRASS HE TENDED DAILY-RICH WIT! FRIENDSHIP. AND COMMUNITY. HIS INFLUENCE AND LEGACY WILL FOREVER LIVE ON IN TIII. COUNTLESS LIVES HE TOUCHED. ALFRED "BUBBA" SIMPSON JR. LOVINGLY KNOWN BY HIS GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTERS AS "GRAND-BUBBA, QUIETLY DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON NOVEMBER 7. 2025, AT ADVENTHLALTH ORLANDO. HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED AND FOREVER REMEMBERED BY HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM. ALFRED WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS. ALFRED SIMPSON SR. EMMA BOLDEN SIMPSON, SIBLINGS EULA BROWN.PRESTON SIMPSON AND EULA BROWN. ALFRED SIMPSON JR. LEAVES TO BE CHERISHED HIS WIFE IDA SIMPSON, CHILDREN:ALVIN SIMPSON. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL CHIQUITHA SIMPSON, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS. FL DELBRA JOHNSON; ORLANDO.FL; DELMON (ANDREA SIMPSON SR. EVA(KENNETH)MCCLOVER: APOPKA. FL. KELVIN JOHNSON, LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, VERNITAJAMES) CARTER: ORANGE CITY.FL AND GRANDDAUGHTER JAMILLAH (CHARLIE BANKS APOPKA, FL THAT HE RAISED AS HIS OWN GRANDCHILDREN: AURELIA SIMPSON, CHIQUIONTAY SIMPSON, CHRISTA MITCHELL. DELMON SIMPSON SR.: JOSHUA SIMPSON, LANCE JOHNSON, MARK MILLER, NA'KOMA (EBONY) SIMPSON, NAKA'SHA (BRANDON) WILLIAMS, SOPHIA SIMPSON A HOST OF GREAT- GRAND CHILDREN, LIKE A SON BOBBY DALE SISTERS: CORNELL FRANKLIN: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS.FL ANNIE (WILLIE) VINSON: SEBRING. FL WANDA(NORMAN)READY. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL LINDA (WO) FREEMAN, ORLANDO.FL. SHARON SIMPSON: ORLANDO, FL BROTHERS: ARTHUR JAMES (JULIA) SIMPSON SR: DELTONA FL DALLAS (WANDA) SIMPSON, GENEVA. FLEDWARD (ANN) BOUEY. ROCKLEDGE, FL PRENTIS (UMMIL) SIMPSON, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL EMANUEL SIMPSON, DELTONA, FL BROTHER IN LAW HARVEY BROWN: ST PETERSBURG, FL AND A FLOCK OF NIECES,NEPHEWS.COUSINS."THE ASSOCIATION AND FRIENDS.

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Alfred Simpson, Jr.

July 16, 1941 - November 7, 2025