Floyd Clark Simpkins, 90, of Woodruff, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center.
He was born November 5, 1932, in Georgetown, South Carolina to the late Floyd Lee and Francis Smith Simpkins Brown and was the widower of Betty Nettles Simpkins, they were married for 58 years, and he was second married to the late Betty Jo Fondren. Mr. Simpkins was a 1950 graduate of Berkeley High School and a 1957 graduate of The Citadel. He received his MA Education Administration Degree from Western Carolina in 1964 and he attended graduate studies at the University of South Carolina, Clemson University and Furman University.
Mr. Simpkins was a teacher and coach at Berkeley High School from 1957 to 1964 and was principal from 1965 to 1970, he was later inducted into the Berkeley High School Hall of Fame. In 1970 The Simpkins moved to Woodruff where he became principal at Woodruff High School from 1970 to 1988. Mr. Simpkins was a US Air Force Veteran having served from 1950 to 1954. He was a member of Three Pines Country Club, the S.C. Seniors Golf Association and the Inter-Club Senior Golfers Association. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Woodruff.
Surviving are two sons, Clark Simpkins Jr., and his wife, Krista of Woodruff and Scott Simpkins and his wife, Candice of Box Elder, South Dakota; one brother, Don L. Brown of Moncks Corner; 6 grandchildren, Laura, Amy, Lindsay, Stacy, Craig and Ginger; 10 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday, January 1, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Woodruff by Rev. Andrew Shull and Dr. Ronald Vaughan.
Visitation will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. prior to the service in the church sanctuary.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Woodruff, 801 Cross Anchor Road, Woodruff, S.C. 29388.
The family is at their respective homes.
Lanford-Gwinn Mortuary
Posted in: legacy.com
Posted on: 2023-01-03
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