Jo Simpkins, age 88 of Mineral Springs, Ark., passed away peacefully on Jan. 6, 2026. She was born on March 18, 1937, in Mineral Springs to the late Lonnie and Mattie (Henderson) McCullough.
She was a faithful member of the New Shiloh Baptist Church and found joy in both her church family and listening to God’s word. She loved her church and church family and listening to the word of God. She was a woman of great faith. Jo was a very outgoing person and loved to talk with everyone she met. She enjoyed working at Mineral Springs Hardware and Dox.
She loved bowling with her late husband and their friends, reading books, walking, working crossword puzzles and camping. She was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. Win or lose, she would be sitting in her chair cheering them on. But most of all, she cherished her family.
Jo will be sadly missed as a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She leaves behind a trail of beautiful memories and will live forever in our hearts. Memories are timeless treasures of the heart and she blessed our hearts with her life, laughter and love.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jim Simpkins; one son, Bob Simpkins; one grandchild, A.J. Simpkins; one great-grandchild, Tori Simpkins; a sister, Ann Jackson; and a nephew, Tracy Weems.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter and son-in-law, Marnell and Bobby Pierce; two stepsons and their wives, James and Linda Simpkins and Roy and Connie Simpkins, Sr.; four siblings, Judy (William) Tabler, Sherry (Johnny) Higginbotham, Eugene McCullough and Patty Brett; six grandchildren, Christie (Cris) Stinnett, Chad (Shelley) Pierce, Scott (Lisa) Simpkins, Ferris (Angela) Simpkins, Roy Lee (Laura) Simpkins and Sal Simpkins; 17 great-grandchildren Hayden, Eleanor, Eliette, Paige, Juliana, Val, Lauren, Walker, Ty, Garett, Tristian, Zachary, Codi, Tatum, Kailee (Trace) and Amanda; Two great-grea-grandchildren, Rhett and Henry; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She leaves behind a legacy of love and cherished memories with her children.
Funeral services to honor Mrs. Simpkins will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in the Latimer Funeral Chapel in Nashville with Chad Pierce and Dwayne Parish officiating. Interment will follow in Mineral Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home.
You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.
