Marie O’Neal Simpkins, 63, a resident of 57 Nance Lane, Washington, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Washington. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington. Burial will follow in Pamlico Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington and other times at the home.