Boyd Allen "Cowboy" Simpson

   ELON — Boyd Allen "Cowboy" Simpson, 74, of 3066 Gwynn Rd., died Saturday, June 12, 2004, at his home after a lengthy illness.
   A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late Boyd Russell Simpson and the late Margaret McCray Simpson and was married to Mrs. Alice Faye Bradshaw Simpson for over 47 years. Mr. Simpson was a former tobacco farmer, a U. S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean War and associated with the Disabled American Veterans. He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, the Burlington Moose Lodge, the Alamance Beagle Club, and the Burlington Checker Club.
   Mr. Simpson was a loving husband, daddy, paw-paw, and brother. He is survived by his wife of the home; a daughter, Judy Simpson Thompson and her husband, Kirk, of Swepsonville, two grandchildren, Katherine Anne Thompson and Paul Allen Thompson; three sisters, Mrs. Iris S. Workman of Burlington, Mrs. Betty S. Boone; and Peggie S. Foster and her husband, Lester, all of Elon; sister-in-law, Mrs. Alyse M. Simpson of Elon; five nieces and five nephews. His parents and two brothers, Nathan McCray Simpson and Mack Dwight Simpson, preceded him in death.
   The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Dave Gilbert. Interment will follow at Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory from 6-8 PM this evening and other times at the home.
   In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or to Bethlehem Christian Church, 3625 Altamahaw Church St., Elon, NC 27244.