Mary Christine Simpson, a lifelong resident of Oklahoma died on July 14, 2011, just shy of her 97th birthday. Mary graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a degree in mathematics. She had a career as a court recorder with The Oklahoma Commissioners Court. She also taught school briefly before returning to the family grocery business where she helped her mother Emma, father E. J. and brothers John and Earl. She is survived by nephews John, and Dean, nieces Donna McClure, and Kathy Simpson. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.