Jayson Michael Simpson

Jayson Michael Simpson

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Oct

17

Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Heartland Cremation & Burial Society

802 NW Vesper Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015

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Jayson Simpson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Heartland Cremation & Burial Society - Blue Springs on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Jayson Michael Simpson, 46, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on October 4, 2025. He was born on November 22, 1978, in Ventura, California, the beloved son of Michael Wayne Simpson and Charlotte (Norton) Simpson.

Jayson was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Jayson Simpson; his grandparents, William Howard Norton Jr. and Winnie Bell (Cowles) Norton, and Wayne Allen Simpson and Morrella Lavon (Ellison); and his uncle, Michael DeWayne Norton.

He is survived by his son, Timothy Michael Simpson; his parents, Michael Wayne and Charlotte Simpson of Raymore, Missouri; and his two sisters, Leslie Ann (Simpson) Beardall and her husband Luke of Blue Springs, Missouri, and Melissa May (Simpson) Braun and her husband Travis of Odessa, Missouri.

Jayson was a proud uncle to Braden K. Braun, Ronin Beardall, and Ayla Beardall, and will also be remembered fondly by many cousins and his aunt, Ginger (Sullins) Glasmer of Wichita, Kansas.

A Celebration of Life honoring Jayson will be held from 2:00–4:00 PM, Friday, October 17, 2025, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 802 NW Vesper Street, Blue Springs, Missouri.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

17

Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Heartland Cremation & Burial Society

802 NW Vesper Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015

Send Flowers