Cleric.
Born at Beulah on 13 November 1924, son of Albert Simpson and Norma Elizabeth Frame, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. After his military discharge, he studied for the ministry at United College and served as a student minister at several Manitoba charges, including Ashern United Church, Starbuck United Church (1948-1951), and Ferndale United Church. In 1951, he became the first minister of Westworth United Church and was involved in construction of the present building. In 1971, he was given an honorary Doctorate of Divinity by the University of Winnipeg (1971). In his younger years, he was active in the Ministerial Curling Association and Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg. Up to his death, he was a member of the Masons (Starbuck Lodge No. 160). He died at Longboat Key, Florida on 21 February 1981, after a long illness, and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Vera and their three sons.
Birth registration [Allan Bryce Simpson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1931 Canada census, Ancestry.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 1981, page 51.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 September 2026
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