Robert Stone Simpson, USMC Ret. (1940 – 2023)

Robert Stone Simpson, USMC Ret. 82, of Kent, Delaware, passed away on June 6, 2023, at Christiana Care-Accent Care in Newark, Delaware.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 13, at 11:00 am at Prospect Hill Cemetery, with Sammy Campbell officiating.

Mr. Simpson was born October 1, 1940, in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of the late Charles Roy and Lillian Gertrude Stone Simpson. He retired from the United States Marine Corps.

He was married to the late Gladys Edwards Simpson, who preceded him in death in 2022.

Surviving are two daughters, Michelle Ashton of North Carolina and Kimberly Scarbro (Chris Lennon) of Delaware; one granddaughter, Amanda Alger (P.J. Garhart).