Robert "Bob" Simpson, passed away at his Wabash home on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 6:14 a.m.  He was 88 years old.  Robert was born in Miami County, Indiana to Clearence & Sara (Coiner) Simpson.

Robert was a World War II United States Army Veteran.  He retired from Gen Corp and was a member of the Masonic Lodge Hannah #61, Wabash Eagles, Wabash Moose Lodge and Scottish Rite Shrine, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He is survived by life companion, Judith K. Penisten; sons, James (Janette) Simpson, Alabama and Billy Simpson, Wabash, Indiana; daughter, Mrs. Gary (Diana) Ebbinghouse, Bluffton, Indiana; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

There will be no service.  Arrangements are entrusted to McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.