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Deborah Denise (Byrd)
(Bedford) Simpson-Carpenter
Jul 29, 1954 - Mar 10, 2017
Posted by:
Martha Reddout
http://www.whineryfs.com
Deborah Denise Simpson was born July 29, 1954 in
Salina, Kansas to Joyce Marilyn and John
Alexander Byrd. She passed away March 10, 2017
at Burns Flat, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years,
7 months and 11 days.
Deborah's father was a colonel in the United
States Air Force and shortly after her birth
they moved to Istanbul, Turkey and later to
Hemet, California. When her mother, Joyce,
remarried Dr. Philip Englund they moved to Mesa,
Arizona. She attended Westwood High school. Upon
graduation, Debbie joined the Air Force and was
stationed at the Little Rock Air Force Base from
where she was deployed to Vietnam for a short
period. It was while stationed at Little Rock
that she met and married William Bedford and had
three daughters, Carey, Dana and Diane. After
being discharged from the Air Force she returned
to Mesa, Arizona where she attended Arizona
State University and obtained an Associates
Degree in nursing specializing in respiratory
therapy. She later moved to Seattle, Washington
where she worked as a respiratory therapist for
over 20 years. Once her girls left for college,
she signed up for the traveling nurses program
and was hired by Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma
City, OK and a short while later by Great Plains
Regional Medical Center in Elk City, OK from
which she retired in 2006 after a total of 29
years in the nursing field.
Deborah met Christopher Carpenter in 2010 and
they were married at Wheeler, Texas on May 24,
2013.
Deborah loved to do arts and crafts especially
with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed
motorcycle trips, traveling, fishing, and
gardening. She was a wonderful mother,
grandmother, and great all around friend. She
had a huge heart and loved everyone and was
loved by everyone.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Chris, of the
home; 6 children, Carey Harris and husband,
Jared, Cairo, Egypt, Dana Newberry and husband,
Stuart, Odessa, FL, Diane Aldus and husband,
David, Calgary, Canada, Lisa Zimms and husband,
Chad, Elk City, OK, Lindy Duncan and husband,
Franklin, Elk City, OK, Lane Carpenter, Sayre,
OK; 12 grandchildren, her siblings, Christy
Frazier, Orange County, CA, Eric Englund,
Minneapolis, MN, Cheryl Furst, Tampa, FL, and a
host of other relatives and friends.
Graveside Service
Saturday, April 01, 2017
2:00 PM
Buffalo Cemetery
Sweetwater, Oklahoma 73666
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