Beryl Iris Simpson
May 23, 1928 – October 20, 2022
Beryl Iris Serena Simpson born in St. Mary on May 23. 1928 to Rev. Herbert Simpson and Ada Emily Ford Simpson, passed away in Flushing, New York Thursday, October 20, 2022. She was 94.
Beryl resided in Jamaica, New York for more than 50 years until she began receiving care at the New Franklin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Flushing.
Trained at the University’s School for Nursing in Kingston, Jamaica, Beryl traveled to North America and settled in the United States in 1972. She obtained a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Long Island University in 1977 and thereafter devoted her career entirely to nursing, especially Emergency Room and Operating Room care.
Beryl is the third daughter among 6 siblings. She never married and leaves no children. Beryl is predeceased in death by her three brothers, two sisters and one nephew, David Simpson. Surviving to cherish her memory is her sister Eilleen Brooks’ children: Dorothy, Sonya, Carol and Vashti; her brother Cecil Simpson’s children: Patricia, Marguerite, and Richard, and her brother Melvin Simpson’s children Gene and Wayne.
Prayers of Christian burial will be held in Farmingdale, New York. The place of interment is St. Charles / Resurrection Cemetery.