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Bill Simpson
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William “Bill” Anderson Simpson, 78, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in Winston-Salem. He was born on December 16, 1941, in Radford, Virginia to Ray Chapman and Blenna Anderson Simpson who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Thelma Simpson Pifer, his brother Ronald Clay Simpson, his brother John Ray Simpson, and an infant sister. Surviving him are his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Lillard Simpson; his daughters, Wendy Simpson Gerard (Mathew), Amy Simpson, and Paige Anderson Faulkner (Kyle); and his four grandchildren, Lyla Grace, Joseph William, June Elizabeth, and Audrie Anderson. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Carolyn Hale Simpson and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bill graduated from Dublin High School, Duke University (where he was a member of the varsity football team), Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon), and the first two-year MBA class at UNC-Chapel Hill. After beginning his career for York Construction Company in Raleigh, NC, he and two partners founded Republic Mortgage Insurance Company (RMIC) where he spent the rest of his career as President and then Chairman of the Board before he retired in 2012. He built a very strong, well-respected company in RMIC.
Bill’s hobbies and passions were farming, bird hunting, golf, Duke football, coaching little league, and his model train (which frustrated him but gave him tremendous enjoyment). His grandkids, whom he loved and cherished time with, loved him as Opa. He will be missed by all who knew him.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pfafftown Christian Church, a church he loved and served for 49 years. (Pfafftown Christian Church, 3323 Transou Rd,
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David Cotterill
I remember Bill well, he was a capable, friendly guy. He joined Wachovia working in the Control Dept for Jim Doten or Graham Dozier (not sure which one).. After a few years, he resigned and founded Republic Mortage Company. Peace and comfort to his family.
George Hayworth
Bill was a very smart guy who, along with the other founders of RMIC, lead the company to be one of the premere mortgage insurance companies serving the mortgage market throughout the USA. Bill was a good friend and customer/business associate. He valued the fact that he was once with the Wachovia organization.
Jack Meckler
I will always remember Bill - with gratitude. He is the reason that I came to Wachovia. When he got promoted to a new job, I was hired as his replacement to manage a small quantitiative analysis team, Management Sciences, which he started a few years before. Bill was very smart, very personable and very gracious and helpful to me in gettng oriented to Wachovia and Winston Salem. You could sense that he would be successful at anything he did.
Charlie Frankel
When we first moved to Winston-Salem, we lived just down the street from Betty and Bill. Betty and my wife Dawn, as new mothers, became best of friends and have remained so for the past fifty-three years. Sadly, I lost Dawn, the love of my life, in July. Bill was as smart as a whip and as humble and personable as they come. He was a great husband and father, and was destined for great success, which he accomplished. His laid back demeanor could fool you. He was, in a good way, highly competitive, a necessary attribute that pushed him to perform at the highest levels in academics, athletics, and business.
Charlie Frankel