DL Capt. Troy David Simpson

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

USAF veteran, DL Capt. Troy David Simpson

February 17, 1966 - May 27, 2024 

Sharing news with the passing of Atlanta based Delta Air Lines pilot Troy David Simpson, age 58.  Troy joined Delta Air Lines 05-06-1999.  He is survived by his wife Leah, and by his children and their families.

Obituary information can be found online at

https://www.mckoon.com/obituaries/Troy-Simpson-2/#!/TributeWall  also at

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/troy-simpson-obituary?id=55222160

 

Obituary for Troy David Simpson

Mr. Troy David Simpson, 58, of Newnan, GA, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024, at home. He was born February 17, 1966, in Barstow, CA, to George Findlay Simpson and Shigeko Fukuyama Simpson. He was preceded in death by his father.

 

Troy grew up in Marine Corps family and lived in many places throughout his childhood. He graduated from Swansboro High School in Swansboro, NC, in 1984. He then attended East Carolina University and graduated with a B.A. in Mathematics in 1988. After college he married his wife, Leah Stocks Simpson, on January 21, 1989. Troy served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot for eight years. Following his service, Troy moved to Georgia in 1999 and worked as a commercial airline pilot with Delta Airlines.

 

Survivors include wife, Leah Stocks Simpson; son, Troy Davis Simpson; daughter, Georgia Gail Simpson Lynch (Justin); and granddaughter, Winifred "Freddie" Gail Lynch, all of Newnan, GA. Troy is also survived by his mother, Shigeko Fukuyama Simpson, brother, Robert Anthony Simpson (Amelia), of Hubert, NC; brother Thomas Gary Simpson (Kim), of Gulfport, MS.

 

The funeral will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 2:00 P.M., at McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street, Newnan, GA. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan. Family will receive visitors at McKoon Funeral Home beginning at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday.

 

Condolences can be expressed online at www.mckoon.com