Nellie (Brown) Simcox |
| Posted 2009-07-31 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ May 6, 2009, p. A12 Funeral services for Nellie Brown Simcox, 94, of Salome will be held Friday (May 8) at 10 a.m. at the Brown Family Cemetery in Salome. Nell was born April 12, 1915 near Plemons, Texas to Flavius J. Brown and Susie E. Knight Brown. She came to Arizona in 1917 with the family as a child -- settling briefly in Aguila and later moved to the Salome, area where the family homesteaded. She attended San Bernardino College, primarily studying creative writing. She began working as an administrative assistant at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino in 1951 where she worked until retiring in 1972. During that time, she had written several articles for both newspapers as well as several magazines. She moved back to Salome in 1972 after retiring. She has continued her writing and was known by her pen name as “Cactus Kelli.” Nell was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wickenburg and also a member of the Gem and Mineral Society. She was active at one time in the Al Anon group in Wickenburg. She was preceded in death by her husband William on May 25, 1983. Nell is survived by her children, Susan S. Gossard of Davis, Calif., and Melvin Simcox of Salome; brother Hayden Brown of Salome; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorial contributions in Nell’s memory be made to The Greater Arizona Outback Rumor & Innuendo Historical Society P.O. Box 844 Salome, Az., 85340. Arrangements are under the direction of Wickenburg Funeral Home and Crematory |
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