Background
Simpson, Lessye Mary was born on December 14, 1938 in Dundee, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of William Tell and Gemmie Alma (Davis) Godfrey.
Simpson, Lessye Mary was born on December 14, 1938 in Dundee, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of William Tell and Gemmie Alma (Davis) Godfrey.
Student, University Missouri, 1974-1975; student, Florissant Valley Community College, 1979.
Figure clerk, Libson Shope, St. Louis, 1967-1968; insurance administrator, General American Life Insurance, St. Louis, 1968-1979; business manager, Missouri Department Corrections, St. Louise, since 1980.
Chair United Way Campaign, St. Louis, 1981-1986. Member National Organization for Women, American Management Association, National Association Female Executives, Missouri Association Public Purchasers.
Married Oldell Hawkins, February 14, 1958 (divorced June 1978). Children: Linda Fields, Jeffrey Hawkins, Cathy Awad, Cynthia Hawkins, Carolyn Anderson.