Kimberly Renee Simpson

Kimberly Renee Simpson obituary, Dawson Springs, KY

Kimberly Renee Simpson

Kimberly Simpson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dogwood Funerals & Cremations of Crofton on Jan. 28, 2026.
Kimberly Renee Howell Simpson, 62, of Dawson Springs, KY died at 2:10 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2026 at her residence.

Services will be held at a later date. Dogwood Funerals & Cremations of Crofton is assisting with the arrangements.

A native of Hopkinsville, KY she was born January 26, 1964 the daughter of Donnie Gerald Howell and Sandra Rose Boguskie Howell. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Dr. James Howard Simpson, Jr; and her father: Donnie Gerald Howell; and her brother: John Michael Howell; and her sister: Lisa Dawn Howell.

Survivors include her mother: Sandra Howell of Hopkinsville, KY; and her son: Steven Combs of Radcliff, KY; and her daughter: Stefanie Combs (Jeffery Moore) of Madisonville, KY; and her sisters: Donna (Kerry) Lancaster of Bowling Green, KY, Katherine (Phillip) Nash of Greensboro, NC and Leslie Howell of Charleston, SC; and her grandchildren: McKinzie Combs of Hopkinsville, KY, Logan Combs and Layten Baker of Dawson Springs, KY; and her great grandchildren: Kinzlee Combs, Aurora Combs and Ivaree Combs.

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