>>1 I was reading the Dallas Morning News article and they do say where Mr. Simpson is buried. I looked up the location on find a grave and sure enough there's an entry for Mr. Simpson's grave.
Directions: At intersection US 62 and Hwy 70 in Matador, Texas take Hwy 70 north 0.9 miles to Harrison Ave/FM 94. Turn right onto FM 94 and travel 26.9 miles to intersection FM 656 West and FM 94 East. Turn right onto FM 94 East. Cemetery is on the left.
This thread serves as an archive for the late Benny Jack Simpson, a naturalist whose works focused on native trees and shrubs in Texas. Simpson was born on February 29th, 1928 and died on December 27th, 1996. He was 68 years old.
It is the belief of site administration that Simpson's efforts should not be forgotten due to the passage of time. All information posted in this thread is for the sake of posterity.
To this end, I was fortunate to have archived a website dedicated to Simpson's works. Originally, this website was hosted by Texas A&M University under their Horticulture department. At some point after June 2024, the website was no longer accessible. To their credit, TAMU hosted this site for 23 years. 2001-2024.
After discovering the original content was no longer hosted by TAMU, I rebuilt the website and it may now be viewed here: https://bennysimpson.com/
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I was reading the Dallas Morning News article and they do say where Mr. Simpson is buried. I looked up the location on find a grave and sure enough there's an entry for Mr. Simpson's grave.
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103180508/benny_jack-simpson#source
Archive: https://archive.is/TtOFP
The grave information was submitted on January 6th, 2013. It would be interesting to visit the grave and see if anything has changed over the years.
Location:
Northfield Cemetery
Northfield, TX (Motley County)
Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/je6s1SNY64fdcmk69
Coordinates: (34.287586, -100.598369)
Directions: At intersection US 62 and Hwy 70 in Matador, Texas take Hwy 70 north 0.9 miles to Harrison Ave/FM 94. Turn right onto FM 94 and travel 26.9 miles to intersection FM 656 West and FM 94 East. Turn right onto FM 94 East. Cemetery is on the left.